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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	Closed Stacks-WSC 3928