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Court Square, Looking West, Nashville, Tenn., between 1901 and 1907
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Court Square, Looking West, Nashville, Tenn., between 1901 and 1907
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Title
Court
Square
,
Looking
West
,
Nashville
,
Tenn.
,
between
1901
and
1907
Corporate name
City Hall (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Capital City
Downtown Nashville
Business
Popular Culture
Shopping
Transportation
Postcards--Tennessee--Nashville
City halls--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Marketplaces--Tennessee--Nashville
Public buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
City and town life--Tennessee--Nashville
Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Commercial buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Public spaces--Tennessee--Nashville
Carriages and carts--Tennessee--Nashville
Transportation--Tennessee--Nashville
Shopping--Tennessee--Nashville
Street-railroads--Tennessee--Nashville
City & town halls--Tennessee--Nashville
Plazas--Tennessee--Nashville
Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville
Business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Streets--Tennessee--Nashville
Markets--Tennessee--Nashville
Street railroads--Tennessee--Nashville
Government facilities--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.)--Commerce
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Public Square (Nashville, Tenn.)--History--Sources
Court House Square (Nashville, Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
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
,
city
hall
and
market
center
, was a
focus
of
wholesale
commerce
and
political
activity
for the
city
for
many
years
. On
market
days
the
square
was
especially
busy
. The
crowded
market
area
on this
card
shows
vendor
wagons
and
townspeople
.
Electric
street
cars
and
horse
and
buggies
transport
people
through
the
main
thoroughfare
. The
old
city
hall
shown
here,
dating
from the
1850s
, was
razed
in
1935
and
replaced
by a
new
city
hall
and
courthouse
in
1937
.
Most
of the
remaining
buildings
were
destroyed
in the
1970s
as
part
of
urban
renewal
projects
.
Forms
part
of the
Norton
Postcard
Collection
.
1
postcard
:
col
. ;
3.5
x
5.5
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Contributors
Zibart
Bros
(Publisher)
Date
between
1901
and
1907
Type
Still
Image
;
Postcards
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Norton - 0010
Language
English
Relation
Norton
Postcard
Collection
Coverage
1900-1909
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
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
Closed Stacks-Norton-0010
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