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Downtown Nashville
The Neighborhood
Located between 10th Avenue and the Cumberland River from Charlotte Avenue to Peabody Street, the Downtown and South of Broadway (SoBro) areas are the heart of Nashville. Nashville’s earliest settlers celebrated in the late 1700s with fiddle tunes and buck dancing after safely disembarking on the shores of the Cumberland River. From its very beginnings, Nashville grew from a foundation built on music. Today, with a wealth of fantastic eateries and a thriving local arts scene, the city’s bustling downtown district is directly responsible for shaping the growing international reputation of Nashville.