Old Hickory Neighborhood Guide
Where The Trees Outdate The Gossip
🧭Generally defined as the area: Roughly between Highland Avenue to the north, Airways Boulevard to the east, Old Hickory Boulevard winding through the middle, and stretching west toward Campbell Street, with it's own exit (85) off I-40.
📌Old Hickory is best known for: Tree lined streets and brick ranches from the 60s. The city is transforming the former Jackson Plaza shopping center (including a long-vacant Service Merchandise building) into a 140,000-square-foot event center with a 6,500-seat arena, convention center, and hotels.
👕You'll fit in if: You mow on Saturday mornings and wave at every car that passes.
👍Locals live here because: The lots are huge and nobody bothers you.
👎Don't say we didn't warn you about: Zero walkability; you'll drive everywhere including the mailbox.
✨The vibe around Old Hickory is: Quiet suburban time capsule energy undergoing revitalization.
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Families who want historic charm without downtown prices.
