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Bijou Theatre, construction in front of theater, 1957 July 17

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A bulldozer at the construction site in front of the Bijou Theatre in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, July 17th 1957. This entertainment venue, located at 423 Fourth Avenue N in downtown Nashville, was one of the first African American theatre chains in the south. It was razed in 1957 for construction of the new Municipal Auditorium. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
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Keywords

  1. Architecture
  2. Bijou Theatre (Nashville, Tenn.)
  3. Buildings
  4. Buildings, Structures, Etc
  5. Central Business Districts
  6. Fourth Avenue (Nashville, Tenn.)
  7. Historic Buildings
  8. History
  9. Lost Architecture
  10. Nashville
  11. Nashville (Tenn.)
  12. Nashville And Davidson County (Tenn.)
  13. Social Life And Customs
  14. Sources
  15. Tennessee
  16. Theaters

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