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A view of Printer’s Alley, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1963. The businesses pictured in this photo are the VooDoo Room, Rainbow Room, and Black Poodle Lounge. 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 Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 1 photograph negative : col. ; 3.5 x 2.5 in.
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- Alleys
- Architecture
- Black Poodle Lounge (Nashville, Tenn.)
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Central Business Districts
- Commercial Buildings
- Historic Buildings
- Historic Districts
- History
- Nashville
- Nashville (Tenn.)
- Nashville And Davidson County (Tenn.)
- Nightclubs
- Printers Alley (Nashville, Tenn.)
- Rainbow Room (Nashville, Tenn.)
- Social Life And Customs
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- Voodoo Room (Nashville, Tenn.)