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Title
First
American
National
Bank
event
in
downtown
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
circa
1970s
Personal name
Benedict
,
Andrew
Bell
,
1914-2008
;
Briley
,
Beverly
,
1914-1980
;
Fillebrown
,
T
.
Scott
,
1926-2012
;
Greenwood
,
William
F
.
Corporate name
First American National Bank (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Financial institutions--Tennessee--Nashville
Banks and banking--Tennessee--Nashville
Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville
Businessmen--Tennessee--Nashville
Bankers--Tennessee--Nashville
Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville
Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Commerce
Deaderick Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
Pictured
: A
scene
from the
First
American
National
Bank
event
in
downtown
Nashville
,
circa
1970s
.
First
American
National
Bank
opened
its
new
twenty-eight
story
building
in the
heart
of
downtown
at
315
Deaderick
Street
on
July
30
,
1973
. In
April
of
1974
, the
dedication
ceremonies
took
place
with
more
than
120
members
of the
Reserve
City
Bankers
from
all
over
the
nation
. The
Equitable
Life
Assurance
society
of the
United
States
joined
First
American
in the
building
venture
. In the
process
of
excavating
the
construction
site
, the
remains
of a
prehistoric
saber-toothed
tiger
were
found
in a
cave
. This
find
would
later
serve
as the
inspiration
of the
mascot
of the
Nashville
Predators
, an
NHL
hockey
team
.
First
American
was also a
leading
community
sponsor
of
several
Nashville-based
sports
franchises
,
including
the
Tennessee
Titans
,
Nashville
Predators
,
Nashville
Kats
, and
Nashville
Sounds
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
3
. The
original
is
a
35
mm
color
transparency
(2
x
2
in.
slide
mount)
.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
ca.
1970s
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Slide 655 First American Bank Opening Buses Public Square
Relation
Record
Group
3
Coverage
1970-1979
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
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