Prison Where The Green Mile was Filmed Damaged

@CarolDM (203396)

Nashville, Tennessee

March 3, 2020 4:17pm CST

The news is still coming in about the tornado damage in Nashville overnight. One article got my attention. The Green Mile (1999) was a film starring Tom Hanks. It was filmed at a Tennessee abandoned state prison. That prison got a lot of damage during the tornado. Thankfully it was abandoned. This is all we are seeing on the news. Many schools were damaged. Some demolished. Thank goodness it was during the night.

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/state/historic-tennessee-state-prison-damaged-in-nashville-tornado/51-6dd3391e-9195-4487-bd5e-

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/state/historic-tennessee-state-prison-damaged-in-nashville-tornado/51-6dd3391e-9195-4487-bd5e-785705258ec9

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@moffittjc (128840)

• Gainesville, Florida

4 Mar 20

I never realized that prison was in Nashville. For some reason, I always thought it was in Alabama or Mississippi. It's so heartbreaking to hear of all the damage that happened in Tennessee.

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@moffittjc (128840)

• Gainesville, Florida

6 Mar 20

@CarolDM It doesn’t make it any less painful though. It still hurts my heart to see people and communities suffer.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

It is devastating to hear the stories.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Mar 20

@moffittjc Yes unfortunately that seems to be correct.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

4 Mar 20

Even had schools been in session they would have taken measures to know l keep the kids safe. Unless all the walls came tumbling down then taking cover wouldn't have mattered. We've had two tornadoes go through my town that I know about. One mainly took clothes from the lines and blew them into roofs and where I worked at the time the heavier winds were blowing lines from trees through the front door and into our store. The second one uprooted a tree in either side of our driveway and we were the only ones without power for three next week. But it was late spring or early summer and our neighbor brought over a heavy duty extension cord for our fridge since we had a baby in the house. I may have driven through that one as I took out oldest child work me to get me a price at my mom's. The wind was atrocious blowing debris about but I was somewhat oblivious not realizing what was going on until afterward.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

4 Mar 20

@CarolDM is that the same, exact city where you currently live?

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

Yes if they would have had time. Sometimes these storms come up faster than forecasted. Devastation is all over here now.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

@MarshaMusselman No, a few miles away.

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@rappeter13 (8608)

• Romania

4 Mar 20

I have not heard about this tornado. Did it happen these days? The link won't open.

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@rappeter13 (8608)

• Romania

4 Mar 20

@CarolDM That is terrible! Nature can be merciless sometimes.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

Happened early Tuesday morning around 12:30-1am

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

@rappeter13 I agree.

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@sallypup (69219)

• Centralia, Washington

4 Mar 20

That is or was some Halloween looking building. I am glad you and yours are okay.

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@sallypup (69219)

• Centralia, Washington

5 Mar 20

@CarolDM Were there haunted house tours at Halloween in the place?

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

5 Mar 20

@sallypup Not at this prison, no visitors are allowed on the property. I will see what I can find out.

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

Yes it was spooky and abandoned. Thank you.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

4 Mar 20

Yikes! I remember the Green Mile. So sorry about that tornado. They scare the heck out of me.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

4 Mar 20

@CarolDM I hope you weren’t hit in any way.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

Lots of devastation, and loss.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

@DianneN No, we were safe. Just thunderstorms. Thanks.

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@porwest (112924)

• United States

6 Mar 20

That is an iconic place for sure. Glad to hear nobody was hurt. And hopefully they can fix the damages.

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@porwest (112924)

• United States

6 Mar 20

@CarolDM I guess if it is abandoned, and really serves no purpose, they may not do anything with it. It would be a shame though.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Mar 20

@porwest They used to have tours but finally stopped them due to the condition.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Mar 20

It was abandoned but damaged. Not sure if it will be rebuilt.

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@AmbiePam (121074)

• United States

4 Mar 20

I wonder if now they'll just being the entire thing down.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

Probably, it has extensive damage.

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@wolfgirl569 (135966)

• Marion, Ohio

4 Mar 20

We have been seeing some about it here. But had not seen about the prison.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

So many old buildings and neighborhoods are gone.

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@TheHorse (238355)

• Walnut Creek, California

20 Apr 20

That was a good (if troubling) movie.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

20 Apr 20

I enjoyed it.

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Mar 20

Yes, it was good it was during the night for those schools. It could have been a lot worse during the day. Sad but good news about the abandoned prison. It's good it was abandoned with the damage it sustained.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

Yes that is true.

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@JudyEv (382431)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Mar 20

I just read about it. Sounds like it was really bad.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

3 Mar 20

Yes, F3 tornadoes are around 150 miles per hour. Very bad.

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@thelme55 (79323)

• Germany

4 Mar 20

The Green Mile was a great movie. I was crying watching that film. Awesome. Thankfully, That prison house was abandoned.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

Yes but it was historic. Other prisons were also damaged that were not empty.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

4 Mar 20

i hope that tornado was well away from you!!! sorry to hear about that damage. love that movie!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

4 Mar 20

It was more around the downtown area. Four tornadoes in all.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

4 Mar 20

@CarolDM i saw on the news last night.

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@KityCat (7739)

• India

3 Mar 20

It is good that no major damage to life occurred

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

3 Mar 20

Not here, but 23 were killed in other places.

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@KityCat (7739)

• India

3 Mar 20

@CarolDM that is not good

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@KityCat (7739)

• India

3 Mar 20

@CarolDM that is not good

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

3 Mar 20

So much damages.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

3 Mar 20

Yes, it is still coming in on the news.

@LindaOHio (222726)

• United States

3 Mar 20

I'm glad the children were not in the schools.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

3 Mar 20

I know, that is a good thing.

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