One of our guests just asked me about the Bellsouth building and I thought it was probably something interesting to pass along.

If you’ve been to Nashville you probably remember the Bellsouth building. It’s one of the more interesting ones in the city. A lot of people call it the “Batman” building because of its two spires.

The story is that the building was actually supposed to look like a telephone at the top, being the Bellsouth building. If you look closely you can see a bridge that supports the company’s logo, and it does sort of look like a receiver. But the spires kind of ruin the effect.

Still, it’s a pretty cool sight, and at 33 floors it was the tallest building in Tennessee when it was built in 1994.

So when you’re in town, head down to Commerce Street and decide for yourself: phone or Batman.

See you there,
Dane

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