1957... almost the end.
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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. Metropolitan Nashville/ Davidson County Archives • Record Group 412
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