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Image 1 of 1: Named after Kayne Street, now Eleventh Avenue, Kayne Switchyard was once a bustling hub of train connections. It fell into disuse after passenger trains discontinued service in Nashville in the 1970s. In the 1990s, city officials attempted designating the area the Clement Landport. Named for Bob Clement (1943-), a major supporter of the project, the multimodal transit hub was one of the early efforts to revitalize downtown that failed. In the 2000s, the prominent Turner family and Gulch development company MarketStreet Enterprises started a redevelopment project that took hold. As of 2019, plans to use the landport as a base for a pedestrian bridge connecting the Gulch with South Broadway (SoBro) have been in the works.
Named after Kayne Street, now Eleventh Avenue, Kayne Switchyard was once a bustling hub of train connections. It fell into disuse after passenger trains discontinued service in Nashville in the 1970s. In the 1990s, city officials attempted designating the area the Clement Landport. Named for Bob Clement (1943-), a major supporter of the project, the multimodal transit hub was one of the early efforts to revitalize downtown that failed. In the 2000s, the prominent Turner family and Gulch development company MarketStreet Enterprises started a redevelopment project that took hold. As of 2019, plans to use the landport as a base for a pedestrian bridge connecting the Gulch with South Broadway (SoBro) have been in the works.

Named after Kayne Street, now Eleventh Avenue, Kayne Switchyard was once a bustling hub of train connections. It fell into disuse after passenger trains discontinued service in Nashville in the 1970s. In the 1990s, city officials attempted designating the area the Clement Landport. Named for Bob Clement (1943-), a major supporter of the project, the multimodal transit hub was one of the early efforts to revitalize downtown that failed. In the 2000s, the prominent Turner family and Gulch development company MarketStreet Enterprises started a redevelopment project that took hold. As of 2019, plans to use the landport as a base for a pedestrian bridge connecting the Gulch with South Broadway (SoBro) have been in the works.

Kayne Switchyard and Clement Landport

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Named after Kayne Street, now Eleventh Avenue, Kayne Switchyard was once a bustling hub of train connections. It fell into disuse after passenger trains discontinued service in Nashville in the 1970s. In the 1990s, city officials attempted designating the area the Clement Landport. Named for Bob Clement (1943-), a major supporter of the project, the multimodal transit hub was one of the early efforts to revitalize downtown that failed. In the 2000s, the prominent Turner family and Gulch development company MarketStreet Enterprises started a redevelopment project that took hold. As of 2019, plans to use the landport as a base for a pedestrian bridge connecting the Gulch with South Broadway (SoBro) have been in the works.

Title Kayne Switchyard and Clement Landport
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Sarah Williams, MTSU Student; August 2018
Date c.1900
Address 1101 Demonbreun Street, Nashville, TN 37203
Type Landscape
Coverage Area 1
Source Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Robert Clement, former owner
Contributor Zach Liff; Cummins Station LLC; Megan Barry; Karl Dean; Cal Turner; Market Street Enterprises
Subject Architecture; Industry; Neighborhoods; New Nashville; New South; Transportation
Keywords Gulch, Landscapes, Railroads, Kayne Switchyard and Clement Landport
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0