Music Row: History & Development

[PhotoHistoryPlz]

As we all know, Music Row has gone through many changes over the years. I would like to encourage those who have photos of such changes to share them here. Some buildings have been demolished, some simply remodeled. I know that there is a Topic for those that have been remodeled, but I'm having difficulties finding one for those that have been demolished then redeveloped.  If you could, please post the address, a photo of the building/business before being demolished and the new building/business. The date the old building was constructed and demolished, along with the date the new building was constructed.  In addition, if you are not the photographer, please give credit &/or a link to the article/photo.

The loose boundaries for Music Row are:
North - Broadway, East End Ave. & I-40
South - Wedgewood Ave.
West - 19th Ave. South
East - 16th Ave. South

Thank you for posting!

[PhotoHistoryPlz]

Here is a map of development from 2000 to present that was posted on another feed.

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Sorry, for some reason google keeps giving me an error when I try to just paste the link. 

Edited February 10, 2023 by PhotoHistoryPlz

[smeagolsfree]

Is this the map you are trying to post?

Nashville Projects & Development - Google My Maps

If so, that is the map from this site and the one I try to keep updated.  I think between myself and Markhollin on the board here we may be able to help you out some. I sort of like the nostalgia format of this thread too.

Lots of history lost, but there is change. There was change when the music industry moved in as well. They saved a certain part of history and sort of changed and reshaped a number of buildings for better or in some cases for the worst. 

[PhotoHistoryPlz]

Thank you smeagolsfree! It is easy to see both sides of the development issue. I'm hoping to help document the history while celebrating the progress of new development and remodels. Over the past four days, I went through every post on the thread referenced below. There are some posts concerning Music Row. It's a great feed! I have been going through the addresses of the properties that have been demolished listed on www.historicnashvilleinc.org and have only found photos for about 1/4 of the demolished buildings. I've even used photo match on google without much luck.

 

Edited February 11, 2023 by PhotoHistoryPlz

[smeagolsfree]

NPR has a show called remembering Music Row that has a number of old photos. There are also photos from Nashville archives which is a great resource. Baronakim on this board is sort of the resident historian when it comes to anything old about Nashville as he has a memory like an elephant and grew up here.

There have also been a number of books written that others may have the names they can share, that I do not have at my fingertips.

Guys........help????????

 

[PhotoHistoryPlz]

70 Music Square West, f/k/a 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, & 64 Music Square West. 

Before...

Speer Building, 54 Music Square West, Built c. 1915, Demolished 2015; photo by ?

Vibe Studio, 56 Music Square West, Built c. 1912, Demolished 2015; photo by?

Hi-Fi Fusion, 58 Music Square West, Built c. 1920, Demolished 2015; photo by?

Sure Fire Music Co., 60 Music Square West, Built c. 1925, Demolished 2015; photo by?

Sharp Objects Entertainment, 62 Music Square West, Built c. 1925, Demolished 2015; photo by?

Merit Music/SESAC, 64 Music Square West, Built c. 1985, Demolished 2015; photo by?

After ...

 

Millennium Music Row (Apartments & Condos), 70 Music Square West, Built 2018?; photo by?, photos found on their website, Apartments in Nashville, TN | Millennium Music Row

Links:

Millennium Music Row | Facebook

Apartments in Nashville, TN | Millennium Music Row

70 music square west nashville tn - Bing Maps

 

36.147930, -86.793033 (click for map)

https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=43c9efc6-1184-4594-aa31-e652d64151ae&cp=36.147539~-86.793851&lvl=19&style=g&pi=0&imgid=9d0dd04a-ede0-47a0-8435-d1edad7009f0&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027

Millennium Music Row - Google Maps

*I'll add the links to the photos and names of the photographers when I find them again.

Edited February 12, 2023 by PhotoHistoryPlz

[PhotoHistoryPlz]

Here is the list of demolished buildings from this article: Save Music Row! Historic Nashville, Inc. (historicnashvilleinc.org) If anyone has photos of the buildings, please post them here.

 

16th Avenue South -

117, Mickey Gilley's Restaurant

1010, Bobby's Idel Hour (original location)

1015, CBS Songs

1016, The Case Company

1018, ?

1202, Kelso Herston Enterprises

 

17th Avenue South -

111, ? House

113, Acquire Digital/Top Tracks Recording

115, LeVan's Guitar Repair

119, Marty Stuart Tours/Olesen Music

121, Encore Entertainment/Southern Ground Artists

1008, ?

1102, ?

1108, SAG-AFTRA

1415, Baptist Student Center

 

18th Avenue South -

805, ?

809, Nightingale Recording Studios

811, ? House

812-820 (evens), Hi-Fi Fusion, McFadden Building, Music Row Wedding Chapel, apartments

813, Fireside Recording Studios

817-819 (odds), Houses

911, Sue Brewer's Boar's Nest

1008, ?

1022, Buckhorn Music

1033, Hostettler House/Great Cumberland Music

1101, ?

1003, Ariose Music Group

1107, ?

1108, Vanderbilt Medical Center Auxiliary

1110, ?

1112, ?

 

19th Avenue South -

808, Spirit Music

814, Charm Salon

816, Track 2

821, Studio 19

822, Houses/Offices

823, Studio 20

824, AEG Live/Messina Group/Lyric Street Records/Tracking Room 2

825, Studio 20 songwriters

827, Wyatt House

818 & 820, Dale Morris Office

 

20th Avenue South -

915, ?

917, ?

919, ?

921, ?

 

Adelicia -

1900 & 1902, ?

 

Division St. -

1307, Sound Shop Studio

1707, Murray Nash Associates

1815, Warner Brothers Records / Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers

 

Grand Avenue -

1806, Whitey Apartments

2006, ?

 

Music Square East -

4, Country Music Hall of Fame (1st Location - Barn shaped building)

26, Sammy B's/Figlio's/Gra-Mar Talent

35, Cedarwood Publishing/Combine

39, Combine Group

41, JAG Management

 

Music Square West -

1, Pilcher Hamilton House

7, Hummingbird Productions

9, Music Productions

19, Nashville Music Group/Pura Vida Vintage Clothing/Tailor Shop

20, Fender's Guitars and Music Publishing

25, ?

31, ?

38, House

42, House

44, House

54, Speer Building

56, Vibe Studio

58, Hi-Fi Fusion

59, ?

60, Sure Fire Music Co.

62, Sharp Objects Entertainment

63, ?

64, Merit Music/SESAC

67, ?

[smeagolsfree]

Some of these may be available on news media outlets like the old Nashville Banner site, The Nashville Post, The Tennessean, or the NBJ. I may be able to help out on the Nashville Post photos but it may take a few days.