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Printer's Alley in Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1973 September

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A photograph of Printer's Alley, located between Church and Union Streets and Third and Fourth Avenues, in Nashville, Tennessee, as it appeared circa September 1973. Pictured are some of the popular nightlife places in the alley: The Brass Rail Stables, Hugh X. Lewis Country Club, The Embers, and Carousel Club. Printer's Alley is named for Nashville's publishing and printing industry that started in this immediate area before the turn of the twentieth century. During the 1920s' Prohibition, there were several speakeasies in the alley. During the 1940s, nightclubs opened in the alley when the entertainment district was a showcase for the talents of performers such as Boots Randolph, Chet Atkins, Waylon Jennings, Dottie West, Hank Williams, Barbara Mandrell, and Jimi Hendrix. Printer's Alley continues to be a popular entertainment destination for both locals and tourists. Printer's Alley is a National Register Historic District. Forms part of the Nashville Room Historic Photographs Collection. 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in.
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Keywords

  1. Alleys
  2. Architecture
  3. Buildings
  4. Buildings, Structures, Etc
  5. Business
  6. Capital City
  7. Carousel Club (Nashville, Tenn.)
  8. Central Business Districts
  9. Church Street (Nashville, Tenn.)
  10. Commercial Buildings
  11. Downtown Nashville
  12. Embers (Nashville, Tenn.)
  13. Entertainment
  14. Fourth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
  15. Historic Buildings
  16. Historic Districts
  17. History
  18. Hugh X. Lewis Country Club (Nashville, Tenn.)
  19. Music
  20. Nashville
  21. Nashville (Tenn.)
  22. Nightclubs
  23. Performing Arts
  24. Popular Culture
  25. Printer's Alley (Nashville, Tenn.)
  26. Social Life And Customs
  27. Sources
  28. Tennessee
  29. Third Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
  30. Tourism
  31. Union Street (Nashville, Tenn.)

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