The Nations flourishes with new residents, businesses while long-term residents feel squeeze of rising prices [Video]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The bustling intersection of 51st Avenue North and Centennial Boulevard in The Nations is home to several local businesses that weren’t here a decade ago.

The neighborhood used to be full of factories, and its landmark silo was an operational part of Gillette Grain Company. The Nations experienced a rapid shift from its industrial past during the recovery from the 2010 flood.

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“We’re happy to have a lot of new, very young residents moving into the neighborhood. We’ve had a tremendous amount of local business growth, which is exciting,” said Rollin Horton, Metro Council Member District 20. “The problem is that the gentrification and displacement that’s come to this is not the necessary, inevitable consequence of a growing and vibrant neighborhood, but it’s a result of policy decisions that we’ve made in the …