Jen Todd

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Nashville's neighborhoods are increasingly showing off their distinction and pride with branded logos.

"I think the people here are so dang proud of their neighborhoods that they want to shout it to the rooftops," said Tim Park, who designed Hillsboro-West End's logo.

Here are some of the city's popular logos, as seen on T-shirts, bumper stickers and signs.

East Nashville

East Nashville's logo has exploded in popularity, showcased on cars, shirts, shops, and even other states.

"Our goal is to have them nationally or even worldwide," said Ashley Segroves, who led the project with the Chamber East. Laura McCoy designed the logo, and proceeds go to local artists.

"We wanted to start a universal branding mission to keep people’s eyes on East Nashville," Segroves said.

Donelson

The Hip Donelson name in itself has become a popular brand since its birth in 2009.

"We’re glad that the people of Donelson have really taken a hold on that and taken pride of their community," said Hip Donelson president Frank Trew.

Since then, the community has gathered around the name with new T-shirts every year — which sell by the thousands — and other merchandise.

Madison

While a couple nicknames have been made about the neighborhood, the name that has stuck is Madtown.

"It’s kind of like a play on the show 'Mad Men," which was back in the '60s, and we have lots of '60s ranches," said Shane England, who created the mural and stickers at his wife Becky's shop BE.Vintage.

People have come to the shop specifically for the stickers, and even take photos through the shop window.

The Nations

The Nations neighborhood has grown tremendously, but the famed sign has been there at least since the 1950s. After a good scrub, fresh paint and new design, it has been accepted as the community's own brand.

"What I think the sign symbolizes is you can work with your neighborhood to make something old something new again," said Marc Taylor, who helped the design with several community members.

Bellevue

When Phil Goodman joined the Bellevue Harpeth Chamber of Commerce board, he wanted to rally the neighbors. So, the popular car magnet VUE came to life.

"Oval stickers are very popular with different locations all around the world using three letters to represent a location," he said.

The demand for the magnets is growing, and Goodman even created a Snapchat geofilter for more Bellevue branding.

Hillsboro-West End

The colorful HWEN logo has been popular for about five years on signs, shirts, stickers and more.

"It expresses the unique characteristic of this neighborhood and I think people are proud of that," designer Tim Park said.

The logo showcases landmarks of the neighborhood, including the famous dragon sculpture at Fannie Mae Dees Park and Vanderbilt University's Kirkland Hall clock tower.

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