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Tennessee Theatre exterior, marquee and neon sign on opening night, 1952 February 28
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Tennessee Theatre exterior, marquee and neon sign on opening night, 1952 February 28
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Title
Tennessee
Theatre
exterior
,
marquee
and
neon
sign
on
opening
night
,
1952
February
28
Corporate name
Tennessee Theatre (Nashville, Tenn.)
Sudekum Building (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Performing Arts
Architecture
Buildings
Business
Capital City
Downtown Nashville
Popular Culture
Entertainment
Motion picture theaters--Tennessee--Nashville
Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Marquees--Tennessee--Nashville
Electric signs--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Church Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Sixth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
A
photograph
of the
grand
opening
of the
million-dollar
Tennessee
Theatre
(built
on the
first
floor
of the
1930's
Sudekum
building)
on
February
28
,
1952
,
featured
appearances
by
state
and
local
politicians
,
celebrities
and the
cast
of the
movie
About
Face
,
which
had its
premier
that
evening
. The
Tennessee
,
built
into the
first
floor
of the
1930s
Sudekum
building
,
seated
2,020
people
and was
hailed
as the
fulfillment
of a
dream
of the
late
Tony
Sudekum
,
founder
of the
Crescent
Amusement
Company
that
built
the
theatre
, and as a
keystone
in
Nashville's
growth
and
development
.
Live
performances
as
well
as
motion
pictures
were
featured
at the
Tennessee
. The
American
Ballet
Theatre
appeared
there on
October
25
,
1957
. Its
orchestra
director
was
Kenneth
Schermerhorn
,
future
conductor
of the
Nashville
Symphony
. The
theatre
which
stood
on the
corner
of
6th
Avenue
and
Church
Street
was
demolished
in
1990
.
Forms
part
of the
Nashville
Banner
Archives
.
1
photograph
:
b
&
w
;
8
x
10
in.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
1952-02-28
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
BP - Nash-Theaters-TennesseeTh2
Relation
Nashville
Banner
Archives
Coverage
1950-1959
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-BP - Nash-Theaters-TennesseeTh2
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