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Nashville Municipal Auditorium construction, 1961 February 18

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Title	Nashville Municipal Auditorium construction, 1961 February 18
Corporate name	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Tenn.) Tennessee State Capitol (Nashville, Tenn.) Tennessee State Office Building (Nashville) Nashville Bridge Company
Topical entry	Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Public buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Capitols--Tennessee--Nashville Auditoriums--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 Fourth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Fifth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Sixth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Charlotte Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Tennessee--Capital and capitol
Description	The construction site, including an aerial view, of the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, circa February 18th, 1961. This facility, located on Fourth Avenue N in downtown Nashville, opened on October 7th, 1962 and was the first public assembly facility in the Mid-South with air-conditioning. In addition to being a music venue, it has hosted religious conferences and sporting events. The aerial view shows the construction site from above, as well as two Greek Revival style buildings designed by William Strickland: St. Mary’s Catholic Church (Fifth Avenue N, right foreground) and the Tennessee State Capitol Building (bordered by Sixth Avenue and Charlotte). Several government office facilities are seen, along with several buildings that are non-extant. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 3 photograph negatives : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1961-02-18
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 1221 Municipal Auditorium 001 - 003
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, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3

Nashville Municipal Auditorium construction, 1961 February 18

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