Welcome to Marathon Village

Ph.: 615-327-1010

Are you ready to move your business to a cool downtown location…without the "downtown price?" We proudly present the affordable rental spaces of Marathon Village! Here, a history-rich and antiquated automobile factory has been transformed into a thriving creative community and center for commercial, performing and visual arts!

Owner Barry Walker designed a plan to preserve the historic and architectural significance of each space while building -

• Affordable creative studios
• Work studios
• Commercial artist spaces
  
• Areas designed for the performing arts
  
• Spaces for banquets, wedding receptions, parties…

Marathon Village Today

Serving as a model of adaptive reuse of historic structures, Marathon Village is one of Nashville's most creative communities -- with more than 45 tenants representing fine, commercial and performing arts. Tenants in each of these areas include:

Fine Art: photographers, sculptors, writers, painters, and print-makers.

Commercial Art: architectural firms, graphic design firms, a film production company, advertising agencies, music recording studios, multimedia designers, art galleries and several product and fashion photographers.

Brewing: YAZOO Brewing Company is located at Marathon Village 1200 Clinton Street Suite #110

Radio: Lightning 100 - Nashville's Progressive Radio

Architecture: b3studio -Architecture and Graphic Design.

Interior Design: Studio 1.2.1-Studio 121 is a place where one-to-one collaboration results in design innovation.

Check out these businesses at Marathon Village

-Available Studio Space for lease-

2,137 tri-level office studio available for lease-Call 615-327-1010

Check back from time to time for available studios

Please check out our event space for lease, for parties, wedding receptions, meetings, photo and video shoots.

We welcome the following new tenants to Marathon Village

Originally from Vancouver, Jessica Maros now resides in Nashville, TN where she creates custom dresses for an ever-growing client base under her own name Jessica Maros. Jessica's feminine structured silhouettes, luxurious fabrics, and detailed style have made her a standout designer and favorite among up-and-coming artists such as Emily West (Capitol), Jessica Andrews (Lyric), and Katie Armiger (Cold DriveRecords). Jessica Maros dresses have walked the red carpet for both CMAs. the ACMs and have been feautured on "Best Dressed" lists. The designer plans to launch a handbag line and more custom designed dresses for purchase on JessicaMaros.com.

Firecracker Studios

Half design shop, half photography studio, all impact. Firecracker was founded as a resource for clients looking to eliminate the layers that are part of the traditional branding process. We successfully blend graphic design and photography to deliver imagery and communications that are impactful and unforgettable. Specializing in Photography, Branding and Identity, Print Design, Entertainment Imaging and Interactive.

Richie Owens

The third Marathon Automobile arrived back home on May 7, 2008

The third Marathon is now back home where it was produced sometime between 1911 and 1913. The exact year has yet to be determined. More information on this Marathon will be coming soon.

September 24, 2007

Our visitors from New Zealand. Malcom and Shirley Thomson traveled all the way from New Zealand to visit Marathon Village and see the Marathon automobiles. The Thomsons have, what we now know, is the 9th Marathon automobile in the world. This is the first time the Thomsons have seen a fully restored Marathon. We welcome them to Nashville and Marathon Village.

The Marathon Man Story - by Terry Bulger WSMV Channel 4 Nashville

The Marathon Man Jam Nov. 1, 2008