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Photograph of the Sam Davis Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, being demolished, 1985 February 16

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Photograph of the Sam Davis Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, being demolished, 1985 February 16

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Title	Photograph of the Sam Davis Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, being demolished, 1985 February 16
Corporate name	Sam Davis Hotel (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Architecture Buildings Business Tourism Capital City Downtown Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Historic buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Lost architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville Hotels--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Seventh Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Commerce Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A photograph of the Sam Davis Hotel being imploded on 16 February 1985. It was located at 132 Seventh Avenue North and corner of Commerce Street, Nashville, Tennessee. In about 15 seconds the explosives sent the 56-year-old hotel down into its basement. The 12-story, 250-room hotel named for Sam Davis, the Confederate hero, opened on Friday, 23 December 1927. The hotel's slogan during the depression was "A room and a bath for three and a half." It was demolished to make way for Nashville's Downtown Convention Center. Forms part of the Nashville Banner Archives. 1 - 35 mm black & white photograph negative.
Creator	Goodman, Bill (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219.
Date	1985-02-16
Type	Still Image; Negatives; Photographs
Format	image/tiff
Identifier	BN-1985-614-8
Relation	Nashville Banner Archives
Coverage	1980-1989
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-BN-1985-614-8