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Tennessee State Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee, 1961 September 10
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Title
Tennessee
State
Fairgrounds
Speedway
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1961
September
10
Corporate name
Tennessee State Fairgrounds (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Historic parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Racing--Tennessee--Nashville
Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Tennessee--Nashville
Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Grandstands--Tennessee--Nashville
Racetracks--Tennessee--Nashville
Sports & recreation facilities--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville (Tenn.)--Parks
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.)--Recreational activities
Description
A
view
of
people
in the
grandstands
watching
a
car
race
at the
Fairgrounds
Speedway
on
September
10th
,
1961
. The
fairgrounds
,
located
approx
.
one
mile
south
of
downtown
Nashville
,
opened
in
1891
as
Cumberland
Park
. The
park
was
built
as a
harness
racing
track
with a
grandstand
that
seated
7,000
people
. In
1904
the
harness
racing
track
hosted
its
first
automobile
race
. In
1906
the
first
Tennessee
State
Fair
was
held
.
Over
the
years
, the
fairgrounds
have been
host
to
nighttime
airplane
rides
, a
swimming
pool
, an
amusement
park
, and
stock
car
races
,
among
other
things
. In
1965
a
fire
at the
fairgrounds
destroyed
several
buildings
, the
grandstands
and
numerous
restaurants
.
Today
the
fairgrounds
are
used
for
various
conferences
,
expos
, and
trade
shows
,
along
with the
annual
Tennessee
State
Fair
.
Forms
part
of
Nashville
Banner
Negatives
Collection
.
1
photographic
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1961-09-10
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG3 2822 Fair Board Nashville Speedway Sept10 1961 005
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
:
Metro
Nashville
Archives
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3
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