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Mayor West speaking at the Farmers’ Market, 1954 September

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Title	Mayor West speaking at the Farmers’ Market, 1954 September
Personal name	West, Ben, 1911-1974
Topical entry	Farmers--Tennessee, Middle Farmers’ markets--Tennessee--Nashville Mayors--Tennessee--Nashville Agriculture--Tennessee--Nashville Markets--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Eighth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.) Rosa L. Parks Boulevard (Nashville, Tenn.) Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Description	Mayor Ben West speaking at the Farmers’ Market, September, 1954. Since its inception on the town square in the early 1800’s, the Farmers’ Market has been a vital part of Nashville life. There have been several venues, for example in the early 1800’s Nashville constructed a new City Hall and Market House on the west side of the downtown public square. During the 1930’s, the City Hall, Market House and Courthouse Buildings were demolished to make way for the new Davidson County Courthouse and a new Market House was constructed on the north side of the square. In the mid-1950’s the City moved the Farmers’ Market to a new location just north of Downtown on Jefferson Street. In 1995, the Farmers’ Market was renovated as part of the Bicentennial State Park Mall development. The address of the Farmers’ Market is 900 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1954-09
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 2833 Farmers Market Mayor West 001
Relation	Record Group 3 Metro Davidson County Photographer
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 Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3