Home

Nashville Public Library Digital Collection

First American National Bank ground breaking for new center in downtown Nashville, 1971 May

Reference URL

Save to favorites

To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website

First American National Bank ground breaking for new center in downtown Nashville, 1971 May

View Description

Loading content ...

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

...

Title	First American National Bank ground breaking for new center in downtown Nashville, 1971 May
Personal name	Benedict, Andrew Bell, 1914-2008; Briley, Beverly, 1914-1980; Fillebrown, T. Scott, 1926-2012; Greenwood, William F.
Corporate name	First American National Bank (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Financial institutions--Tennessee--Nashville Banks and banking--Tennessee--Nashville Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Businessmen--Tennessee--Nashville Bankers--Tennessee--Nashville Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Commerce Deaderick Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Third Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Union Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Fourth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A view of the First American National Bank ground breaking in downtown Nashville, circa May 1971. The First American National Bank opened its new twenty-eight story building for the first time on July 30, 1973, at the intersection of 3rd Avenue N and Union, also along 4th Avenue N. Several top bank officials are listed in the 1973 City Directory: Parkes Armistead, Honorary Chairman of the Board; Andrew Benedict, Chairman of the Board; William F. Greenwood, Vice-Chairman of the Board; T. Scott Fillebrown Jr., President; W Lane Abernathy, Senior Vice-President and Trust Officer. In April of 1974, the official dedication ceremonies took place with more than 120 members of the Reserve City Bankers from all over the nation. The Equitable Life Assurance society of the United States joined First American in the building venture. In the process of excavating the construction site, the remains of a prehistoric saber-toothed tiger were found in a cave. This find would later serve as the inspiration of the mascot of the Nashville Predators, an NHL hockey team. First American was also a leading community sponsor of several Nashville-based sports franchises, including the Tennessee Titans, Nashville Predators, Nashville Kats, and Nashville Sounds. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 1 35 mm slide, filmstrip : b & w.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1971-05
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 791 First American Bank, Ground Breaking 005
Relation	Record Group 3 Metro Davidson County Photographer
Coverage	1970-1979
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