---
title: "Midtown"
url: https://www.herenashville.com/midtown/
date: 2026-07-11T21:00:38+00:00
modified: 2026-07-11T21:00:38+00:00
author: ""
site: "HERE Nashville"
attribution: "HERE Nashville"
---

# Midtown

*Source: [HERE Nashville](https://www.herenashville.com/midtown/) — July 11, 2026 by *

Davidson County · neighborhoods
                

# Midtown

                  

Midtown is Nashville's densest medical and university corridor, encompassing Vanderbilt's campus, Music Row, and the West End Avenue office and hotel strip.

              
    
  

  
    
          
                            Centennial Park and full-scale Parthenon replica
                            Vanderbilt University campus
                            LGBTQ+ Church Street corridor
              
    
    
    

      
      
        

### Quick Facts

        ZIP37203, 37212                Categoryneighborhoods        Platted1890        Main CorridorWest End Avenue, Broadway, 21st Avenue North/South        CountyDavidson County      

      
      
        

### At A Glance

        Walkability80/100        Commute5-10 minutes        InterstateI-40 at West End Ave        VibeAcademic, medical, cosmopolitan, LGBTQ+-welcoming        Best ForMedical and university workers, students, LGBTQ+ community, urban professionals      

      
      
        

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## Location

        

Midtown runs along West End Avenue from Broadway (downtown) to Elliston Place and the Vanderbilt campus, covering both sides of the medical center complex.

                  [**Open Midtown in Google Maps →**36.1490° N, 86.8024° W · ZIP 37203, 37212](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.149,-86.8024)
              
    
    
          
        

## Character

        

Dense, mixed-use, demographically diverse. High student and medical worker population. Significant hotel inventory serves Vanderbilt visitors and medical patients.

      
    
    
          
        

## History

        

Midtown developed as the city's premier residential corridor in the late 19th century. The West End Park (now Centennial Park) hosted Tennessee's 1897 Centennial Exposition, for which the Parthenon replica was constructed.

      
    
    
    
    
    
      
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## Schools

        
                                  
              
                Elementary
                                  
                              
              Eakin Elementary School
              MNPS                            
                                  [SC Report Card →](https://www.tn.gov/education/report-card.html)
                                                  [School site →](https://www.mnps.org)
                              
            
                                  
              
                Middle
                                  
                              
              John Trotwood Moore Middle School
              MNPS                            
                                  [SC Report Card →](https://www.tn.gov/education/report-card.html)
                                                  [School site →](https://www.mnps.org)
                              
            
                                  
              
                High
                                  
                              
              Hillsboro High School
              MNPS                            
                                  [SC Report Card →](https://www.tn.gov/education/report-card.html)
                                                  [School site →](https://www.mnps.org)
                              
            
                  
        

Ratings from the South Carolina School Report Card (state Department of Education) — not third-party aggregators.

      
    
    
          
        

## Nearby Retail & Dining

        

- 
              **Elliston Place Soda Shop**
               — Nashville's oldest surviving diner, operating since 1939               *(0.5 mi)*            
                                  
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              **Rotier's Restaurant**
               — Nashville institution serving burgers and plate lunches since 1945               *(0.4 mi)*

      
    
    
          
        

## Healthcare & Essentials

        

- 
              **Vanderbilt University Medical Center**
               Medical Center               *(On-site)*            
                                  
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              **Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown**
               Hospital               *(1 mi)*

      
    
    
    
      
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