March 29, 2024

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Downtown Clarksville incorporating great Italian food, muscle cars and trucks and far more

Side elevation artist rendering of Shelby's Trio of restaurants, coming this year to downtown Clarksville.

As many Clarksville small business and neighborhood leaders have promised for months, massive factors are coming to downtown Clarksville.

A different strengthen to that upward momentum for the most historic, nevertheless having difficulties portion of the city is exposed this week.

Buyers verified Tuesday plans for a $4 million, 3-story, privately-owned cafe and bar facility that the proprietors say is partly spawned by Montgomery County’s new multipurpose functions center.

At the corner of 2nd and College streets, and throughout Higher education from the significant hole where by the new MPEC, or arena, is to be constructed, a further few who believe that in the long run of downtown — Joe and Cathi Maynard — are getting ready to include their possess 18,700-square-foot structure that is to be called, “Shelby’s Trio.”

That “trio” is to be damaged down as follows:

• The very first ground will be an American-themed eatery that highlights typically 1970s muscle cars and trucks on exhibit.

• The second ground will element wonderful Italian delicacies prepared by a experienced chef.

• The 3rd ground will have an indoor-outside, upscale rooftop bar. 

Joe Maynard states he hopes to have his town creating allow by late-February for a new downtown location that could open up to consumers by December.

Shelby's Trio, shown in an artist rendering from front elevation.

The Maynards have by now turn out to be main local community supporters in other means, together with their nicely-recognised contributions to Austin Peay State College.

Now, they want to be a part of regional government and other personal buyers in assisting to lead downtown Clarksville back to prominence, they reported.

“Last calendar year, we made the decision to spend more in the community and less in the inventory current market,” Joe Maynard explained to The Leaf-Chronicle Tuesday afternoon, “and we seriously want to assist the downtown community.