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The street starts at the convergence of 1st Avenue North and 1st Avenue South near the Cumberland River and runs southwest all the way to the campus of Vanderbilt University, where it takes a sharp southward turn and merges with 21st Avenue South. [16] It is bisected by the following streets/intersections: [16] 1st Avenue North/South
The area has been the retail center of Nashville. The area is 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) and the borders are Church Street to the south, Union Street to the north, Fourth Avenue to the east and Sixth Avenue to the west. [2] One of the historic buildings from the district is the Woolworth building.
The Bennie-Dillon Building, built in 1926, is located at 700 Church Street, at its intersection with 7th Avenue North. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The Doctor's Building , located at 716 Church Street, was built in the Renaissance Revival architectural style in 1916; in 1921, three more storeys were added.
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]
The street is crossed by 8th Avenue (Rosa L. Parks Boulevard), Gay Street, 7th Avenue, 6th Avenue, 5th Avenue, 4th Avenue, 3rd Avenue, and Interstate Drive. Charlotte Avenue and Union Street also intersect the parkway, but are carried over the parkway on overpasses. [4] [2] Throughout its entire length, it carries US 31, US 41, US 41A, and US 431.
With less than six weeks left before it opens, the Wildhorse Saloon on Second Avenue is finally taking shape on April 15, 1994. The main dancing floor here will be able to hold around 1,100 ...
In 1909, the Grand Lodge and the Grand Chapter purchased property at 306 Seventh Avenue North in Nashville for building a new temple. [3]: 128 Freemasons' Hall was completed and dedicated on March 8, 1911. [3]: 129
Those Nashville businessmen had incorporated a company under the name West Meade Farms, Inc., to take title to the property they acquired. At the time of the sale, the purchasers announced plans for the development of part of the 1,700 acre tract, with the remainder to be cut up into small farms.