Nashville on When It Was is 40 addresses and the 77 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1869. 23 are still open today; 54 are gone, and 12 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.
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Tootsie's Orchid Lounge
Union Station Hotel Nashville
Dixie Tabernacle
Grand Ole Opry House
Lower Broadway / Honky Tonk Highway
Printer's Alley
Ryman Auditorium
Ryman Auditorium
Nashville, decade by decade
- 1860s
- 1880s
- 1890s
- 1900s5 opened — Union Station Hotel, Nashville Union Station, Printer's Alley, Bijou Theatre, and 1 moreSee the map in 1905 →
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s7 opened — Elliston Place Soda Shop, Lower Broadway / Honky Tonk Highway, Club Del Morocco, Firestone Building, and 3 moreSee the map in 1935 →
- 1940s15 opened — Rotier's Restaurant, Skull's Rainbow Room, The Embers, The Black Poodle Lounge, and 11 moreSee the map in 1945 →
- 1950s11 opened — RCA Studio B, Bradley Studios / Quonset Hut, Ernest Tubb Record Shop, Mom's, and 7 moreSee the map in 1955 →
- 1960s5 opened — Sho-Bud Steel Guitar Company, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, The Jolly Roger, Carousel Club, and 1 moreSee the map in 1965 →
- 1970s9 opened — The Station Inn, Station Inn, Exit/In, Exit/In (Original Era), and 5 moreSee the map in 1975 →
- 1980s6 opened — The Bluebird Cafe, Union Station Hotel Nashville, Ace of Clubs, Douglas Corner Cafe, and 2 moreSee the map in 1985 →
- 1990s
- 2000s
Still here, and gone
Still open (23)
- Ryman Auditorium 1892–present
- Ryman Auditorium 1892–present
- Springwater Supper Club & Lounge 1896–present
- Union Station Hotel 1900–present
- Printer's Alley 1900–present
- The Hermitage Hotel 1910–present
- War Memorial Auditorium 1925–present
- Lower Broadway / Honky Tonk Highway 1930–present
- Elliston Place Soda Shop 1939–present
- Belle Meade Theatre 1940–present
- Loveless Cafe 1951–present
- Loveless Cafe 1951–present
Gone (54)
- Second Fiddle 2000–2026
- The Second Fiddle 2000–2026
- Ernest Tubb Record Shop 1951–2022
- Exit/In (Original Era) 1971–2022
- The Sutler Saloon 1976–2022
- Rotier's Restaurant 1945–2021
- Firestone Building 1935–2020
- Douglas Corner Cafe 1987–2020
- Paradise Park Trailer Resort 2008–2018
- Gerst Haus 2000–2018
- Sunset Grill 1990–2015
- Starwood Amphitheatre 1986–2006
By kind of place
Music Venue (11)
Ryman Auditorium · The Bluebird Cafe · Station Inn · Exit/In · Exit/In (Original Era) · Grand Ole Opry House · War Memorial Auditorium · Dixie Tabernacle · and 3 more
Nightclub (11)
The Jolly Roger · Skull's Rainbow Room · Carousel Club · The Embers · The Black Poodle Lounge · The Voo Doo Lounge · Del Morocco Club · Club Del Morocco · and 3 more
Bar (10)
Robert's Western World · Paradise Park Trailer Resort · The Bluegrass Inn · Second Fiddle · The Second Fiddle · Mom's · Mom's Bar · The Dusty Road · and 2 more
Restaurant (6)
Elliston Place Soda Shop · Rotier's Restaurant · Loveless Cafe · Linebaugh's Restaurant · Gerst Haus · Sunset Grill
Theater (5)
Woolworth Building (Woolworth Theatre) · Bijou Theatre · Paramount Theatre · Bijou Theatre · Ryman Auditorium
Hotel (5)
Union Station Hotel Nashville · Union Station Hotel · Andrew Jackson Hotel · Merchants Hotel · Maxwell House Hotel
Recording Studio (4)
RCA Studio B · Bradley Studios / Quonset Hut · RCA Studio A · Quonset Hut Studio
R&B Club (3)
Every place in Nashville (40)
- 328 Performance Hall 328 4th Avenue South · 1985–2001
- 925 Gilmore Avenue Residential Building Nashville · 1908–1915
- Ace of Clubs 114 2nd Avenue South · 1989–1998
- Belle Meade Theatre 4301 Harding Pike · 1940–present
- Boots Randolph's 209 3rd Avenue North · 1977–1994
- Bradley Studios / Quonset Hut 804 16th Avenue South · 1954–1962
- Club Baron 2617 Jefferson Street · 1945–1971
- Del Morocco 2417 Jefferson Street · 1940–1971 · 3 businesses
- Dixie Tabernacle 410 Fatherland Street · 1930–1950
- Ernest Tubb Record Shop (Original) 720 Commerce Street · 1947–1951
- Exit/In 2208 Elliston Place · 1971–present · 4 businesses
- Firestone Building West End Avenue · 1935–2020
- Gerst Haus 301 Woodland Street · 2000–2018 · 2 businesses
- Grand Ole Opry House 2804 Opryland Drive · 1974–present · 2 businesses
- Hillsboro Theatre Hillsboro Village · 1920–1960
- L&C Tower 611 Church Street · 1957–present · 3 businesses
- Linebaugh's Restaurant 408 Broadway · 1940–1980 · 3 businesses
- Loveless Cafe 8400 Highway 100 · 1951–present · 2 businesses
- Loveless Cafe 8400 Highway 100 · 1951–present
- Lower Broadway / Honky Tonk Highway 305 Broadway · 1930–present
- New Era Club 11th Avenue & Charlotte Avenue · 1940–1971
- Printer's Alley Printer's Alley · 1900–present
- Quonset Hut Studio 34 Music Square East · 1955–1982
- RCA Studio A 30 Music Square West · 1965–present
- RCA Studio B 1611 Roy Acuff Place · 1957–present
- Robert's Western World 417 Broadway · 1999–present · 5 businesses
- Ryman Auditorium 116 Rep. John Lewis Way North · 1892–present · 2 businesses
- Ryman Auditorium 116 5th Avenue North · 1892–present
- Skull's Rainbow Room 413 4th Avenue North · 1948–1998 · 4 businesses
- Springwater Supper Club & Lounge 115 27th Avenue North · 1896–present · 2 businesses
- Starwood Amphitheatre 3839 Murfreesboro Pike · 1986–2006
- Sunset Grill 2001 Belcourt Avenue · 1990–2015
- The Bluebird Cafe 4104 Hillsboro Pike · 1982–present
- The Hermitage Hotel 231 6th Avenue North · 1910–present · 2 businesses
- The Jolly Roger 222 Printers Alley · 1960–2005 · 7 businesses
- The Station Inn 402 12th Avenue South · 1974–present · 2 businesses
- The Sutler Saloon 2600 8th Avenue South · 1976–2022 · 2 businesses
- Tootsie's Orchid Lounge 422 Broadway · 1960–present · 5 businesses
- Union Station Hotel Nashville 1001 Broadway · 1986–present · 4 businesses
- War Memorial Auditorium 301 6th Avenue North · 1925–present
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