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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
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