This beautiful covered shopping arcade, located between Fourth and Fifth Avenues N, in downtown Nashville, was built in 1903 and was modeled after the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II arcade in Milan, Italy. The City Beautiful Award ribbon was...
A photograph of the opening of Cain-Sloan Department Store's new facility. A crowd of more than 500 persons stood in the early morning chill on Church Street to hear John Sloan, president of Cain-Sloan Co., officially open the firm's new...
A postcard of Church Street at the corner of Seventh Avenue looking east in downtown Nashville around 1918. This corner was one of the busiest corners in the retail section of Nashville during the time, with close proximity to all the theatres and...
A postcard showing the hustle and bustle of Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1940. Pedestrians line the sidewalks, while the streets are busy with vehicles, including the Cedar - Jo Johnston bus. During the Great Depression and World...
A postcard of Court Square in Nashville, Tennessee, looking west between 1901 and 1907. Court Square, also referred to as Court House Square or Public Square, was located right in the center of the city. The square, with the county courthouse,...
A postcard of the Davidson County Court House and Public Square showing the wagon market. Also referred to as Court House Square, this area was located right in the center of the city. The square with the county courthouse, city hall and market...
Pictured: Two young boys admiring toys in a department store in downtown Nashville, during the Christmas season of 1955. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Pictured: The main floor and decorated upper floor of a department store in downtown Nashville, during the Christmas season of 1955. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Pictured: Shoppers at a department store in downtown Nashville, during the Christmas season of 1955. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Pictured: Shoppers at a department store in downtown Nashville, during the Christmas season of 1955. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Pictured: Shoppers at a department store in downtown Nashville, during the Christmas season of 1955. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Pictured: Shoppers at a department store in downtown Nashville, during the Christmas season of 1955. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Pictured: Shoppers at a department store in downtown Nashville, during the Christmas season of 1955. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Pictured: An interior view of Montgomery-Ward department store during the Christmas season of 1955. This store was located at Fifth Avenue and Union in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1...
Pictured: An interior view of Montgomery-Ward department store during the Christmas season of 1955. This store was located at Fifth Avenue and Union in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1...
Pictured: An interior view of Sears Department Store in downtown Nashville, during the Christmas season of 1955. This store was located at 729 Church Street. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ;...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville business and civic leader Kenneth L. Roberts, conducted on 27 July 2006 by Cabot Pyle as part of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project: The Turner...
A postcard of Fifth Avenue looking south from Union Avenue in downtown Nashville. Both sides of the street are lined with businesses including Houck's, a music shop, and S. H. Kress & Co., a five and dime retail store. Horses and carriages are...
A postcard of Fifth Avenue looking north from Church Street in downtown Nashville. Both sides of the street are lined with businesses including Castner Knott and Blach's, both department stores. Some carriages are parked on the sides of the road,...
A postcard of Fifth Avenue looking north from Church Street in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This intersection was one of the busiest retail sections of town during the time. Automobiles line both sides of the street, while pedestrians walk the...