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Title	Otey's Center, 1964
Personal name	Green, I.E., 1880-1894; Otey, Flem B., 1903-1963
Corporate name	Otey's Center (Nashville, Tenn.) Green's Grocery (Nashville, Tenn.) Otey's Quality Grocery (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Business Capital City African Americans Downtown Nashville Food Enterprise Industries Shopping Advertisements Grocery shopping--Tennessee--Nashville Grocery trade--Tennessee--Nashville Self-service laundries--Tennessee--Nashville Supermarkets--Tennessee--Nashville Business--Tennessee--Nashville Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville African American business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Calendars--Tennessee--Nashville Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville Real property--Tennessee--Nashville Advertising--Grocery trade--Tennessee--Nashville Advertising--Real estate business--Tennessee--Nashville Business districts--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--Commerce Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Jefferson Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Eighteenth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	A calendar from 1964 advertising Otey's Center, which included a supermarket, launderette, shoe shop, and a realty company. Flem B. Otey headed the Otey Enterprises firm which was comprised of the various operations highlighted on the calendar. Located at 1801 Jefferson Street, Otey's Grocery was the first African American-owned grocery firm in Nashville. Originally, a small business known as Green's Grocery occupied the Jefferson site. Otey assumed direction of this small store and developed the business into the large Cee-Bee affiliate, Otey's Grocery. Photos of Green's Grocery are also shown on the calendar. Forms part of the Businesses Ephemera Subject Files. 1 calendar : col. ; 14 x 10.75 in.
Creator	Otey's Center (Nashville, Tenn.)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	1964
Type	Still Image; Ephemera; Calendars
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	ESF - Bus - Otey's Center
Language	English
Relation	Ephemera Subject Files
Coverage	1960-1964
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-ESF - Bus - Otey's Center