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Arcade Building wins the City Beautiful Award, Nashville, Tennessee, 1962 April 03

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Title	Arcade Building wins the City Beautiful Award, Nashville, Tennessee, 1962 April 03
Topical entry	Arcades--Tennessee--Nashville Shopping malls--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Associations, institutions, etc.--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Fifth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Fourth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Fifth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	This beautiful covered shopping arcade, located between Fourth and Fifth Avenues N, in downtown Nashville, was built in 1903 and was modeled after the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II arcade in Milan, Italy. The City Beautiful Award ribbon was awarded on April 3rd, 1962 by the City Beautiful Commission of Nashville. Several of the businesses pictured in the photos include Barrick Jewelers, Jacobs Jewelers, Hollywood Photos, Cato’s Malt Shop, Myers Camera Shop, the Post Office, Karl’s Famous Name Shoes, Arcade Hose, White’s Greeting Cards, Childs Toggery, and Strobel’s Music Shop. Includes a photo of Mrs. Ellen Stokes Wemyss with others at the Arcade, and another group at the Curtis Casualty Insurance Office. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 7 photograph negatives : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 3801 Green Hills Village Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, 37215
Date	1962-04-03
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 608 Buildings, companies 001; 002; 003; 004; 005; 006; 007
Relation	Record Group 3 Metro Davidson County Photographer
Coverage	1960-1969
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 3801 Green Hills Village Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, 37215. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3

Title	Arcade Building wins the City Beautiful Award, Nashville, Tennessee, 1962 April 03
Publisher	Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 3801 Green Hills Village Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, 37215
Identifier	RG 3 608 Buildings, companies 001 - 007
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 3801 Green Hills Village Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, 37215. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks-

Arcade Building wins the City Beautiful Award, Nashville, Tennessee, 1962 April 03

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Arcade Building wins the City Beautiful Award, Nashville,...

Arcade Building wins the City Beautiful Award, Nashville,...