Rapper turned country music star Jelly Roll announced earlier this month his plans to become the latest musician to open a bar in Nashville, his hometown. On a Roll: How CMA’s New Artist of the Year Made It to the Top Antioch’s own Jason ‘Jelly Roll’ DeFord went from handing out mixtapes to taking home a CMA Award But before his announcement, the Metro Historic Zoning Commission in August reviewed plans for the bar's neon signage. Signage for the bar, which will be known as Jelly Roll's Goodnight Nashville, is the second that the MHZC has reviewed for a building located at 209 Broadway — the first being for the original concept Bottled Blonde.
In a March MHZC meeting, the committee approved the original Bottled Blonde signage. But it was the August request for a change in signage that showed the bar's future name and partnership with Jelly Roll. Documents about the sign also share insight into the plans for redevelopment of the building.
The bar is planned for five stories, according to details in the documents. In addition, the building appears to offer a sixth-floor open rooftop based on drawings. The signage — which includes a skull wearing a crown featuring the Nashville skyline — has tabs reading "burgers," "spirits" and "tattoos.
" The Bottled Blonde concept was originally shared in 2022 in a Metro Development and Housing Authority agenda. With the building owned by Scottsdale-based Evening Entertainment Group (more here ), the project is set to cost $45 mi.