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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