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Photograph of the demolition of buildings on the east side of the Public Square in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950s
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Title
Photograph
of the
demolition
of
buildings
on the
east
side
of the
Public
Square
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
circa
1950s
Corporate name
Everett Beasley Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.)
Southern Coat and Dress Company (Nashville, Tenn.)
Golden Art Hosiery Company (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Architecture
Buildings
Business
Capital City
Downtown Nashville
Popular Culture
Shopping
Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville
Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Windows--Tennessee--Nashville
Streets--Tennessee--Nashville
Business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Sidewalks--Tennessee--Nashville
Roofs--Tennessee--Nashville
Signs (Notices)--Tennessee--Nashville
Arches--Tennessee--Nashville
Debris--Tennessee--Nashville
Hoisting machinery--Tennessee--Nashville
Demolition--Tennessee--Nashville
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Architects--Tennessee--Nashville
Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville
Streets--Tennessee--Nashville
Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Commercial buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Urban renewal--Tennessee--Nashville--History
Wrecking--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Public Square (Nashville, Tenn.)--History
Court House Square (Nashville, Tenn.)--History
Description
This
image
shows
the
destruction
the
east
side
of
Nashville's
public
square
. 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
. The
old
city
hall
,
dating
from the
1850s
, was
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
. The
crane
has
already
demolished
332
Public
Square
East
, the
site
of
Everett
Beasley
,
Inc
.
Part
of
building
at
334
Public
Square
East
, the
former
site
of the
Southern
Coat
and
Dress
Company
and
Golden
Art
Hosiery
Company
,
can
be
seen
to be
still
standing
in the
picture
. These
structures
were
demolished
in
1974
during
the
construction
of the
Gay
Street
connector
.
Photographed
by the
Nashville
architect
Charles
Wesley
Warterfield
,
Jr
.
(1926-1998)
; the
architectural
photograph
forms
part
of the
Charles
Warterfield
Architectural
Collection
.
Gift
of: The
Estate
of
Charles
W
.
Warterfield
,
Jr.
,
F
. A.
I
. A.
Creator
Warterfield
,
Charles
W
.
(Photographer)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Contributors
Estate
of
Charles
W
.
Warterfield
,
Jr.
,
F
. A.
I
. A.
(Donor)
Date
195-
?
Type
Still
Image
;
Slides
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
WSC 3928
Relation
Charles
Warterfield
Architectural
Collection
Coverage
1950-1959
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
image
. This
image
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Nashville
Room
,
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
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