CHILLING new images show the site of a devastating bombing in Nashville on Christmas Day is still an abandoned shell four years on from the tragedy. More than 60 buildings were extensively damaged, and one person - the bomber - was killed in the shocking blast on Christmas Day in 2020.
![[Four years after the bombing on Second Avenue North in downtown Nashville, the street is still a stark contrast to its former bustle]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/shot-us-sun-exclusive-pics-957936346.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Mystery still surrounds the events of that day, with authorities admitting there is no way to know for sure whether they could have prevented the blast. Bomber Anthony Warner is believed to have parked his RV in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, early on Christmas morning, detonating a powerful homemade bomb at around 6:30 am on Second Avenue North.
![[The location of the 2020 Nashville bombing, pictured in July 2019]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/2019-nashville-christmas-day-bombing-959467415.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Before the explosion, an eerie audio recording counting down to detonation and the Petula Clark song Downtown were heard coming from the RV. That gave police just enough time to evacuate all the nearby buildings, although the force of the blast still injured three people.
![[Several buildings are still shells where the bomb detonated, with plans to renovate expected to be completed by 2026]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/shot-us-sun-exclusive-pics-957936418.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The blast damaged 41 businesses and displaced 400 people, leaving an enormous crater at the scene. Warner's remains were discovered in the debris following the explosion. Four years later, the city is still coming to terms with the explosion and its aftermath. There is no clear timeline for what to do with the downtown site.
![[Many businesses permanently left and never reopened elsewhere]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/shot-us-sun-exclusive-pics-957936472.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The site, including the four-story former Old Spaghetti Factory, is still a vacant shell of a building despite long-term plans to renovate it. Construction on extensive site renovations is expected to begin in the summer of 2025. The goal is to complete everything by late 2026.
![[The FBI is continuing to investigate why Anthony Warner detonated the bomb]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/30-m-central-time-large-627924537.jpg?strip=all&w=519)
