Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Tennessee State Fairground Sports Arena is on the grounds of the Nashville Fairgrounds. It is also known by the nickname the TNA Asylum due to the venue hosting Total Nonstop Action Wrestling events for two years in the early 2000s. The building was constructed in 1922, by workers from South Dakota. The building was originally a flea market.
In November 2017, Metro Nashville was sued by a group called Save Our Fairgrounds on the basis that the construction could disrupt the Tennessee State Fair, the Nashville Flea Market, and Fairgrounds Speedway racing activities. [26] The lawsuit was dismissed by Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle in December 2017.
The Tennessee State Fair is an annual state fair, formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee. Until 2021, the fair was generally held in the second week of September, as well as the weekends surrounding it. The fair regularly had attendance over 200,000 people per year while located at the Nashville Fairgrounds. [1]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Pinkerton Park is the most used park in the Franklin Park system. Fort Granger is located to the north of the park, and may be reached by a trail. [1] In 2018, the Park debuted "Storybook Trail," a series of 20 panels along the park's walking trail, an open-air book about forest animals for parents to read aloud to children.
Since the late 20th century, however, Franklin has rapidly developed as a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee. Franklin's population has increased more than fivefold since 1980, when its population was 12,407. In 2010, the city had a population of 62,487. [23] As of 2017 Census estimates, it is the state's seventh-largest city.
CoolSprings Galleria is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall in the Cool Springs commercial and residential corridor between Franklin and Brentwood, Tennessee, 15 miles (24 km) south of Nashville. Opened in 1991, it features 150 stores.
The fair remains a great source of civic pride for Nashvillians. Today the fairgrounds survive as Centennial Park, the flagship park managed by the Metropolitan Nashville Parks and Recreation Department. [2] The Parthenon replica built for the exhibition was made of temporary materials. Because of its popularity, it was reconstructed using ...