The story
Nashville's first skyscraper was the Southeast's tallest building and the site of Jimi Hendrix's early recordings—plus its neon sign changes color with the weather.
Everything that was here
- 1957–present · still open
L&C TowerOffice Building
Nashville's first skyscraper was the Southeast's tallest building and the site of Jimi Hendrix's early recordings—plus its neon sign changes color with the weather.
See the map in 1958 → - 1942–1984
Harvey's Department StoreDepartment Store
Nashville's civil rights sit-ins began at this store's lunch counter in 1959—and escalators arrived in Middle Tennessee.
See the map in 1943 → - 1930–1978
Paramount TheatreTheater
This Art Deco movie palace by famed architect John Eberson had a Wurlitzer organ and 2,000 seats—now a courthouse stands on its grave.
See the map in 1931 →
Nearby history
Ernest Tubb Record Shop (Original)
720 Commerce Street · 202 m away
Ernest Tubb and his accountant started the shop as a mail-order business for fans who could not find country records in
The Jolly Roger
222 Printers Alley · 258 m away
Printer's Alley
Printer's Alley · 258 m away
By 1915 the alley held two newspapers, ten print shops and thirteen publishers; in the 1940s it turned into Nashville's
Ryman Auditorium
116 Rep. John Lewis Way North · 326 m away
Built as a revival tabernacle in 1892, it hosted the Grand Ole Opry for nearly 31 years and was nearly demolished after
The Hermitage Hotel
231 6th Avenue North · 341 m away
Bijou Theatre
423 4th Avenue North · 352 m away
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