The Historic Fire Hall for Engine Co.18 in Nashville, Tennessee is known and loved by many. It served as a fire station from 1930 to 1986. Due to neglect, the building became an eyesore and eventually a homeless camp. Vacant and deteriorating since an accidental fire in 2011 the Metro Codes Department placed a demolition [...]
"I am one of hundreds of people who drove by the building a hundred times saying, 'What is going on with that building,'" Karen Goodlow explained. Karen and her husband, Gary, began the restoration project this past summer. The fire hall was built in the 1930's and served the community for nearly half a [...]
The new owner of the once-dilapidated firehouse on Gallatin Avenue in East Nashville is asking for financial help to bring new life to the historic structure. Nashville interior designer Karen Goodlow — who took ownership of the former Gallatin Road Fire Hall Engine No. 18 at 1220 Gallatin Ave. from Wal-Mart in June — is seeking $35,000 [...]
