The Gulch Before Patagonia

On that day in 2017, we saw Chris Zidek (his portion on the right) painting his portion of this collaboration with Nathan Brown

When Colt’s Chocolates was in The Gulch, it was just down the street from this mural. As founder Mackenzie Colt once said to me, “We Were in The Gulch before it was The Gulch.” Back in 2017, we went to Colt’s Chocolates to, well, get some chocolate when we saw Chris Zidek working on his collaboration with Nathan Brown. Thankfully, my wife went to talk to him, and he pointed us to Guido Van Helten’s grain silo in The Nations .

While Colt’s Chocolates has since moved (part of the gentrification of The Gulch with rising rents?), The Gulch is still a good place to wander and check out some murals, most famously The Wings (it doesn’t need more love, so I’ll let you google “Nashville Wings Mural”).

From what I understand, this mural has since been repainted by Zidek and Brown…and now a Patagonia is in this building.

PS: Want a Nashville treat…try a Dark Chocolate Colt’s Bolts

Artist: Nathan Brown, Chris Zidek

Address: 601 Overton St, Nashville, TN 37203