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Gala opening of the Tennessee Theatre, 1952 February 28
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Title
Gala
opening
of the
Tennessee
Theatre
,
1952
February
28
Corporate name
Tennessee Theatre (Nashville, Tenn.)
Sudekum Building (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Motion picture theaters--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Church Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Sixth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
A
scene
from the
opening
of the
Tennessee
Theater
,
February
28
,
1952
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
. This
palatial
Art
Deco
movie
palace
was
located
in
downtown
Nashville
at
527
Church
Street
.
It
featured
a
2,000-seat
auditorium
adjoining
the
Sudekum
Building
. On the
night
of this
gala
event
, a
Technicolor
musical
called
“About
Face”
was
booked
and
many
onlookers
watched
the
arrival
and
announcement
of
movie
stars
such
as
Gordon
MacRae
,
Phyllis
Kirk
,
Lex
Barker
, and
others
.
Many
local
VIPS
attended
the
gala
ceremony
and
Owen
Bradley
and his
orchestra
played
inside
on
stage
that
night
.
Some
of the
outside
activities
included
broadcasts
by
WSIX
radio
and
WSM
television
, a
concert
by the
American
Legion
Post
5
band
, and the
arrival
of the
honored
celebrities
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
412
,
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1950-1959
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 412 691 Opening of new Tennessee Theater in 1952 009
Relation
Record
Group
412
Coverage
1950-1959
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 RG 412
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