Buena Vista Jones

StreetAdvisor appears to have named this area for Buena Vista Park, just outside the northeastern edge of this region, and Jones Paideia Elementary, a magnet school down in the southeastern corner.

That magnet school means that this area deserves serious consideration by families with school-age children. While most applicants to Metro’s magnet schools are accepted through a lottery process, residents near those schools have a priority option.

That said, this area is low-income; some streets need some of the improvements recently completed by their neighbors to the north in Buena Vista Heights. On some of the streets in BVJ, small boxy houses sit behind lawns of patchy grass that run straight down to a road with no sidewalks. Look around here a bit to see if anything suits.

There is some public transportation here; I’m not sure if it’s frequent enough for the area. MTA bus numbers 22 and 42 run through or along this region.

Buena Vista Jones is situated near Buena Vista. A well known principal who once worked in the Metro School System with the last name of Jones is recognized by the area as being one of the best principals who worked with Metro. As a result, many businesses have chosen to honor him. In the area is the Jones Paideia Magnet School as well as numerous other Metro schools. Known for being a historic area, there is a number of places to visit while in the area.

Not to far away, Bicentennial Mall, home to the farmers market is a popular location year round to not only buy your usual farmers market items such as fruits and vegetables but also to purchase other items such as sneakers, socks, household items and so on. Inside of the farmer’s markets buildings, you will come across a number of restaurants who are open daily. The restaurants have recently been updated due to the water damage caused from the May 1st, 2010 Nashville Flood.

If you are looking for a place to take the dog to that will allow him to run around, give you a chance to let the children play, you will want to check out Buena Vista Park. The park is a local attraction for the nearby neighborhood kids who are looking to get out of the neighborhood for a little play time.

It’s not the nicest area of town to be in or is it the safest, but when you find a place that you like, you can adjust to anything that might make someone else shy away. It’s a good first time home owner’s area or first time renter’s area.