West Nashville’s Pinkie the Elephant gets much-needed repairs before transport to new home

WEST NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The fate of a beloved West Nashville landmark was up in the air after a car dealership shut down, until a local craftsman stepped in to save the popular pachyderm.

Pinkie the Elephant is an iconic West Nashville figure. The life-sized elephant has sat on the University Motors car dealership lot for years.

Thanks to Spencer Connell, a local craftsman, Pinkie will live on for much longer in Nashville.

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Connell, who lives near the former dealership, told News 2 he caught wind the dealership would close down and Pinkie would be sold to a nearby car wash…

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