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Bijou Theatre, Nashville, Tenn., 1908

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A postcard of the Bijou Theatre located at 423 Fourth Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee. This 1624 seat theatre was erected in 1904 on the site of a previous theatre that had burned two years prior. Events included live stage performances and silent films. In 1916 the Bijou became one of the South's leading theatres for African American audiences. This popularity lasted until it was demolished in the winter of 1957-1958 for the building of the Municipal Auditorium. Forms part of the Nashville Room Postcard Collection. 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
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Nashville Public Library

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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Architecture
  3. Bijou Theatre (Nashville, Tenn.)
  4. Buildings
  5. Buildings, Structures, Etc
  6. Capital City
  7. Central Business Districts
  8. Cultural Facilities
  9. Downtown Nashville
  10. Entertainment
  11. Fourth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
  12. Historic Buildings
  13. History
  14. Lost Architecture
  15. Nashville
  16. Nashville (Tenn.)
  17. Performing Arts
  18. Popular Culture
  19. Postcards
  20. Social Life And Customs
  21. Sources
  22. Tennessee
  23. Theater
  24. Theaters

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