The Highland Heights Neighborhood Association represents the Nashville residents who live North of Douglas Ave, South of Trinity Ln, East of Dickerson Rd, and West of Ellington Pkwy.
History
Our neighborhood began in the 1900s when streetcar access made such development outside the Nashville core possible. The area’s longest-standing land use, however, is that of a garden and greenhouse. What began in 1854 as Lischey Floral Company located central to the neighborhood is now operated on approximately 40 acres by Holtkamp Greenhouse — one of the world’s largest African violet producers — under the brand Optimara.
Evidence of urban development, according to Tennessean archives, began in 1913 with advertisement of lots for sale on Meridian Street, Stainback Avenue, Pennock Avenue, and Lischey Street. By this time, Nashville city limits had reached as far north as Douglas Avenue, the southern border of the study area. The Highland Heights area remained unincorporated until 1960. Its annexation by the city followed an unsuccessful referendum to create metropolitan government. On second try in 1963, Davidson County voters approved metropolitan government, and included the study area within the Urban Services District.
Meanwhile, construction of I-24/I-65 and Ellington Parkway began in the 1960s. Ellington Parkway reduced connectivity to neighborhoods east of the study area, while I-24/I-65 separated the area from Haynes Trinity to the west.
These days, our neighborhood boasts a diverse mix of people, businesses, and home types.