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