E. Nashville -- WEST of Gallatin... (Cleveland, Blaine: low crime, houses, neighborhood)

[watchmanonthewall]

Could someone define the boundaries of East Nasville? I've driven around that area trying to find some neat places to eat and generally being curious about development, but I have not seen anything really hip, etc... . There are some seriously dangerous housing projects south of where the Titans play and, IMOP, as soon as you turn on Gallatan Road going north that whole area up to Rivergate is a wasteland of crime, drugs, the homeless, dirty businesses with old tires piled up, etc... I really don't see ANYTHING appealing about East Nashville. Now Hillsboro Village, Portland around Bongo Java, West End, Green Hills, the Gulch, Music Row, all of that is great, but what I've seen around East Nasville is pretty nasty except for maybe a three block area of two or three streets; essentially an island in a DANGEROUS area. That area has a long way to go and I question if it will ever be a really great place to live. Sorry.

[Carol McCullough]

The area with the most appealing businesses is around Five Points. That is the area in the vicinity of the five-point intersection of the following streets: Woodland St, 11th St (North 11th St and South 11th St converge here), and Clearview Ave.

Perhaps the best addition to the area, in my opinion, is Marche Artisan Foods. There are many other delightful restaurants, retail shops, a wine shop, wine bars, other bars, etc, too.

[kcnative]

The main road through EN, Gallatin, is indeed not the prettiest...but if you turn East, that whole area North of Shelby has some great houses.

I will agree though that the commercial aspects of the area are still in need of VAST improvement, aside from a handful of places (those of which are great).

[Carol McCullough]

Originally Posted by kcnative

My husband is almost done creating Cleveland Park's website, so that is exciting, too.

I would love to take a look at it when it's up...be sure to let us know!

Our Cleveland Park Neighborhood Association website is up and running. Check it out at Cleveland Park Neighborhood Association (CPNA) - Nashville, TN

Thanks,
Carol

[UTSpinks]

Do you know if McFerrin Park Area has a similar website?

[kcnative]

Thanks for posting.

[Carol McCullough]

Originally Posted by UTSpinks

Do you know if McFerrin Park Area has a similar website?

It doesn't yet, but my husband has suggested he would be willing to help them create one in the not too distant future.

[outeast2]

We recently purchased property on N. 6th. I'm confused as to whether it's Cleveland Park or Oakwood Park, depending where you look it says either one. I'd say Cleveland park because I'll have to drive past the park to get to my house. It seems like there are a lot of homes being renovated and many finished ones already. Knock on wood, it seems to be pretty quiet. Where can I find out some more information about the history of the neighborhood or perhaps the home we're moving into?

[Carol McCullough]

The official boundaries of the neighborhood association are from Cleveland Street to Douglas and Ellington Parkway to Dickerson Rd. In other words, if you live on N 6th north of Douglas you don't fall within the boundaries.

That said, we have several folks that participate (and are very welcome to do so) that live north of Douglas. This is because there is no organized group between Douglas and Trinity (an area often called Highland Heights, but Oakwood Park is a historical name for the area as well).

I have been encouraging folks from that area to form their own group (with my help as an organizer), but so far they would prefer to participate with Cleveland Park. That is totally cool for as long as it makes sense, but I do think over the long haul that area will eventually have its own neighborhood organization, too. It is always possible that Cleveland Park might extend its boundaries, but I think it is a very manageable size as it is and would hesitate to do so.

Feel free to send me a direct message if you would like to be added to the mailing list.

[MontanaGuy]

I moved to East Nashville in January and I agree with others that some areas are very run down and then a few blocks away you might find a nice neighborhood. It's very strange. The original OP is asking about west of Gallatin and there may be a few areas that are better than others but if you look at the crime statistics they're much worse to the west than the east of Gallatin which is why I didn't even look at houses there. There were some other good points on this thread and I can certainly agree with the traffic problem on Gallatin as you head north. There are a few areas that seems like they're always clogged up with traffic. I think when someone is buying a house they need to arrange their priorities and decide what is really the most important. Affordability is something we're just stuck with depending on our economic situation but safety is a major issue with me. I don't think it would be advisable to buy a house just because it's in close proximity to downtown or other places of interest if you're in fear of being a victim of crime. The area all around Gallatin is very poor and you can tell by the large number of those payday loan stores and rundown buildings that it's a high crime area. I do think there's hope that East Nashville could be revitalized and alot of it is already getting better but it's going to take years to really clean it up.