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Edwin Warner Park and Percy Warner Park, collectively known as Warner Parks, are two major public parks in Nashville, Tennessee. They are part of the park system managed by the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation of Nashville and Davidson County. Percy Warner Park's front entrance is located at the end of Belle Meade Boulevard. The parks ...
A tornado destroyed a 108-year-old structure called the Hopewell Baptist Church in Buena Vista. It was subsequently rebuilt and it reopened in 2022. The church was an important Buena Vista landmark because it was frequented by German and African American people of North Nashville and it was designed by notable architect Henry Gibel. [4]
His children bequeathed Sunnyside to the City of Nashville in 1945. [3] Three years later, in 1948, Sevier Park was established as a public park around the property. [3] The mansion was restored in 2004. [3]
Roughly bounded by railroad tracks, Murphy Rd., and Park Circle, Wilson, and Richland Aves. 36°08′09″N 86°49′50″W / 36.135833°N 86.830556°W / 36.135833; -86.830556 ( Richland-West End Historic
The fairgrounds originally opened in 1891 as a horse racing track named Cumberland Park. [2] The park became the home of the Tennessee State Fair in 1906 and was purchased by the Davidson County government (later Metro) in 1910. [3] At that state fair, on June 22, 1910, attendees witnessed the first night-time airplane flight.
The area started in the early 1800s as a rural Nashville neighborhood. Many wealthy people and professionals from Nashville built estates in Edgefield. The outlaw Jesse James lived in Edgefield and his address was 712 Fatherland Street. In 1869 Edgefield became a city, and in 1880, it was annexed by the city of Nashville. [2]
In the 1960s, the park was the site of Sunday afternoon concerts; Pat Boone was among the early performers in this series. [14] In 1975, Robert Altman shot the climactic scene of his film Nashville in the park. In 1990, a statue of Pallas Athena, designed by Nashville sculptor Alan LeQuire, was added to the art gallery inside the Parthenon. It ...
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, commonly known as Bicentennial Mall, is an urban linear landscaped state park in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. [1] The park is located on 19 acres (77,000 m 2 ) north-northwest of the Tennessee State Capitol , and highlights the state's history , geography , culture , and musical heritage .