Madison Mill, Nashville Tennessee
Early one Saturday morning on August 4th of 2018, upon hearing that a large run-down building would soon be rejuvenated in my neighborhood, I decided to sneak in with a friend to take photos. The Charlotte Avenue location in West Nashville was a thriving old lumberyard.
Madison Mill was once a company that provided quality wood products around Tennessee. After digging a little into the history of the massive 7.12-acre site that opened in 1959, I discovered that it housed an array of buildings constructed somewhere between 1923 and 1950.
Shortly after I visited the area, the Sylvan Supply Company began redeveloping the property. The newly renovated site connects six buildings on the land with terraces, corridors, and outdoor workspaces for tenants that occupy the property. It offers 27,000 square feet of public dining and shopping areas as well as 133,00 square feet of open floor plans for creative office space use.
As the city of Nashville grows, the old is being replaced with the new. All cities go through this transition, and although it is sad to see so much change to what once was, it is a common theme for any thriving city.
My friend and I spent several hours shooting photographs in the dirty, creepy, and sometimes dark spaces within the dilapidated structure. Though the abandoned space showed signs of homeless living quarters and destruction, the graffiti-painted walls added a beautiful overtone.
These images are some of my favorites showcasing the rundown and dilapidated remains from my visit.
