A photograph of Lawrence Avenue Church of Christ located at 904 Lawrence Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. The church building was constructed in approximately 1912 as the Lawrence Avenue Christian Church, and has seen many different congregations...
A photograph of former Mayor Beverly Briley removing Nashville city limit sign, circa 1962. Many city limit signs were initially removed due to the City of Nashville's annexation of large portions of Davidson County. The remaining signs were...
A photograph of former Mayor Beverly Briley and others removing Nashville city limit sign, circa 1962. Many city limit signs were initially removed due to the City of Nashville's annexation of large portions of Davidson County. The remaining...
A photograph of the Doctors' Building located on the corner of Church Street and Polk Street. The steel frame structure was built in two stages. The first three stories were built in 1916 and the second three stories were built in 1921. ...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville veteran James Carlew, conducted on 25 March 2004 by Larry Patterson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Carlew, who served in the Navy during World War II and...
A photograph of Eighth Street Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Built by Reverend R.L. Watson in 1945, this church building initially housed First Emmanuel Church. The Eighth Street Baptist Church was organized in 1913. In the...
A photograph of Clark Memorial Methodist Church, Nashville's oldest African American Church. Located now at 1015 Fourteenth Avenue North, Clark Memorial has had several name and location changes throughout the years. The congregation came into...