Bellevue, Tennessee, USA | |
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  Bellevue, Tennessee, USA | |
| Coordinates: 36°4′27″N 86°55′24″W / 36.07417°N 86.92333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Davidson |
| Government | |
| • Councilwoman | Sheri Weiner[1] |
| • Councilman | Dave Rosenberg[2] |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 79,157 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 37221, 37209, 37143 |
| Area code | 615 |
Bellevue is a neighborhood of Nashville, situated about 13 miles southwest of the downtown area via Interstate 40.[3] It is served by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. The 2016 population estimate for Bellevue's two main zip codes was 77,862.[4]
In the 1950s, Bellevue was a small community which existed primarily to serve the needs of nearby farms. It was mostly along the railroad tracks near the Harpeth River, and had only a few buildings such as a hardware store, post office, and a Masonic lodge hall. I-40 was built through Bellevue in the early 1960s and suburbanization of the community was made official when the United States Postal Service changed the office's designation from "Bellview, Tennessee" to a branch of the Nashville office in the late 1970s.[3]
Since the year 2000, Bellevue has grown in population and development in the established areas along Old Hickory Boulevard, Sawyer Brown Road, McCrory Lane, and Tennessee State Highway 100.[3] Three commercial retail hotspots in the Bellevue area are near the Highway 70S/I-40 interchange, at the intersection of Highway 70S and Old Hickory Boulevard;[5] and near the intersection of Old Harding Pike and Highway 100.
Bellevue is a popular destination for nature lovers because of several attractions such as the massive Warner Parks that feature miles of paved and unpaved trails for hikers and cyclists, the Harpeth River Greenway, as well as the beginning access point for the multi-state recreational highway known as the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Bellevue is the home to One Bellevue Place, a retail lifestyle center on the property formerly known as Bellevue Center Mall on Highway 70S. This shopping area includes a coffee shop, a hotel and numerous restaurants and retail establishments, anchored by a Sprouts Farmer's Market grocery store, AMC Bellevue 12 theatre, and the Bellevue Community Center and Ford Ice Center.[6]
On May 2, 2010, the Bellevue area was hard-hit by a devastating flood, but in the following decade it rebounded and experienced transformative residential and commercial development.
- ^ "Nashville.gov - Metro Council - District 22 Councilmember Sheri Weiner". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
- ^ "Nashville.gov - Metro Council - District 35 Councilmember Dave Rosenberg". Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ a b c "About Bellevue - The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce". Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
- ^ "www.nashville.gov/mpc/pdfs/subarea6/04Chpt1.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Bellevue residents past ready for new options at old mall site". The Tennessean.