Bellwood is a residential neighborhood in the 37013 zip code area of Antioch. The neighborhood lies close to Highway 254, and is bordered to the west by Bell Road.
The neighborhood has a low population density. Most Bellwood residents either drive or carpool to work. The neighborhood’s housing offers a mix of houses, townhouses, apartments, and mobile homes. Bellwood attracts young singles and families, and the average resident is about 30 years old.
As one of the fastest growing areas in the Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin metropolitan area, the neighborhoods of Antioch are close to downtown’s restaurants, shops, historical landmarks, and cultural events.
Nashville is known worldwide as a destination for music-related tourism, but it also a big city with an attractive cost-of-living profile.
Bellwood sits close to RCA Studio B. The studio, built in 1957, became famous in the 1960s for pioneering the “Nashville Sound.” Artists who recorded songs in RCA Studio B include Chet Atkins, the Everly Brothers, Connie Francis, Roy Orbison, and Elvis Presley. Belmont University holds classes here. Daily tours are offered by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Hatch Show Print was established in 1879 and is the oldest letterpress poster print shop in the United States. The company still designs and prints posters. Visitors can purchase reprints of Grand Ole Opry posters and other poster designs.
The Massey Performing Arts Center at Belmont University is home to student productions, concerts, classes, and musical productions. The thousand seat auditorium has state-of-the-art live audio production capabilities. Artists and musicians like Crystal Gayle and Rebecca St. James have appeared in the Massey Concert Hall.