The Christmas Day Bomber s Bizarre Obsessions and Dark Plans nashvillescene.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nashvillescene.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Christmas Bombing Damage Could Put Historic Preservation Status in Danger An overhaul of Second Avenue would put the National Register of Historic Places designation at risk Tweet
Second Avenue in JanuaryPhoto: Matt Masters
In the days following the Christmas bombing on Second Avenue, Metro Nashville Codes Administration officials were concerned that many, if not all, of the affected buildings would have to be demolished. Such a move would erase from the cityscape what was Nashville’s first major historic preservation success story. But as cleanup progressed and codes officials and engineers were able to get a clearer look at the damage, the outlook became rosier. Codes director Bill Herbert said a look inside with his department’s chief engineer made it clear “that every one of these buildings can be rehabilitated.”
When the Smoke Cleared Tweet
Downtown Nashville on Christmas DayPhoto: Matt Masters
Nashvilleâs downtown curfew was lifted at noon on Monday, Dec. 28, and by 1 p.m., tourists had returned to Lower Broadwayâs bars. A police barricade of fences and Metro Nashville school buses blocked vehicle and foot traffic from Third Avenue to the river.
This containment zone surrounded the blast site by at least one city block in all directions. The damage done to buildings by Christmas Day bombing suspect Anthony Warner was extensive â but with yellow tape sectioning off that part of downtown, the only damage most news media could make out was broken windows. Police and fire officials as well as investigators from the FBI and the ATF scoured rooftops searching for evidence from the bombing.
Amid the Wreckage of the Christmas Day Bombing, Conspiracy Theories Abound Anthony Warner was a conspiracy theorist, and his final act inspired more bizarre conjecture Tweet Share
ATF and FBI agents search the roof of a building for evidence following the Christmas Day bombingPhoto: Matt Masters
When an RV exploded on Second Avenue North around 6:30 a.m. on Christmas Day outside an AT&T switch facility, the blast rendered two buildings unsalvageable, damaged many more and sent debris and numerous conspiracy theories scattering into the morning air. With smoke still rising from downtown Nashville, devotees of such theories either sought to claim the bomber as one of their own or held his act up as evidence of the nefarious web of lies they believe they’ve uncovered. Meanwhile, speculation abounded about what set of convoluted tales the bomber himself might have believed was he obsessed with 5G technology and its possible use in gover