Many of us remember the great, old Paramount movie theatre which used to sit on Church Street just down from Eighth Avenue and which featured the giant organ rising on…

The old Amqui railroad Depot was an historical landmark in Madison, Tennessee for many years. My father (a railroader) told me of its railroad switching function on the L &…

The things that make Nashville so beautiful are the rolling hills, valleys, meadows, trees, cliffs, creeks, and rivers. Also, we experience all four seasons. Thankfully, most are never too severe….

My Christmas cards (letters) this year are designed to wish everyone a Merry Christmas but also to pay a tribute to my dear, sweet wife Sonia. I’ve included a poem…

Many of you were Nashvillians when the great old Loew’s Theatre sat on Church Street at the foot of Capitol Boulevard. Today, our Nashville Public Library is located in and…

Almost from the beginning, Nashville has been a center for publishing and printing. Printers Alley downtown gets its name because that area of the old Nashville was the center of…

When we speak of a very efficient person who can handle a variety of jobs and do all of them well, we say that person is wearing many different hats….

Captain Thomas Green Ryman, who owned thirty-five steamboats on the Cumberland River, dropped in on a tent meeting held by the evangelist, Sam P. Jones, in the late 1800’s. This…

On June 1, 1796, President George Washington signed the act of Congress that made Tennessee the 16th state of the United States Union. One hundred years later (a century), Nashville…

In the 1800’s, John Overton, owner of Traveller’s Rest, purchased the land at the corner of Church Street and Fourth Avenue, North (then called Cherry Street) and started construction of…