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E. Gray Smith Packard automobile dealership in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1940
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E. Gray Smith Packard automobile dealership in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1940
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Title
E
.
Gray
Smith
Packard
automobile
dealership
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
circa
1940
Personal name
Smith
,
E
.
Gray
(1892-1981)
Corporate name
E. Gray Smith (Nashville, Tenn.)
Rich, Schwartz & Joseph Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.)
Tower Records
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Business
Popular Culture
Packard automobile--Tennessee--Nashville
Business--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville
Automobile dealerships--Tennessee--Nashville
Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
West End Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
A
photograph
of
E
.
Gray
Smith
,
Packard
dealership
,
located
at
2400
West
End
Avenue
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
.
E
.
Gray
Smith
was a
longtime
Nashville
auto
dealer
whose
father
was
one
of the
first
local
car
dealers
starting
around
1902
. In this
view
of the
front
exterior
of the
building
,
several
of the
luxury
Packard
automobiles
are
displayed
on the
showroom
floor
.
E
.
Gray
Smith
ran
the
Packard
dealership
from
1921
to
1956
.
After
the
dealership
closed
, the
building
was
next
occupied
for
many
years
by
Rich
Schwartz
, a
women's
clothing
store
. In
June
1988
Tower
Records
,
Inc
. of
Nashville
occupied
the
building
until
circa
December
2006
.
Mr
.
Smith
, a
native
of
Davidson
County
,
became
Nashville's
first
Rolls
Royce
dealer
from
1960
until
1978
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
:
b
&
w
;
8
x
10
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
ca.
1940
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
P-4007
Relation
Nashville
Room
Historic
Photographs
Collection
Coverage
1940-1949
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 P-4007
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