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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
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