Music Row started here when Owen Bradley opened the Quonset Hut, the first recording studio in Nashville, in 1955. Chet Atkins followed suit in 1957 when he opened RCA's studio.
History of Music Row in Nashville. |
Sculpture of Owen Bradley in Owen Bradley Park. |
Most of the major record labels now have offices here including Warner Brothers, Capitol, Columbia, Decca, Epic, and Curb. Some of their offices are quite nice.
RCA Victor - Studio B |
RCA Victor - Studio A |
Vanderbilt University pedestrian bridge. |
Vanderbilt Medical Center East. |
Hillsboro Village mural. |
Another Hillsboro Village mural with a musical flair. |
Belmond Mansion (the back of it). |
Belmont Mansion from the front. |
One of the halls at Belmont University. |
A sculpture of Minerva. |
The former water pump tower. |
Lenten rose in full bloom. |
Mural of "The Dragon." |
Info about the Sea Serpent. |
The Sea Serpent. |
See how big this thing is? |
Look for different faces in the serpent. |
Cowboy? |
Unicorns and a comet. |
Bob hiding behind the serpent's face. |
We passed by Vanderbilt Stadium, a fraternity house, and back out the other side of the campus. From there we crossed a very busy street and proceeded to Centennial Park, home of the full-size Parthenon replica.
Vanderbilt University fraternity house - sigma alpha epsilon. |
A full-scale replica of The Parthenon. |
John Thomas memorial. |
You can see references to the railroad in this bas-relief. |
The Parthenon (look at the detail in the pediment). |
No train found here! |
We did find this reference to the train--NC&StL (Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis line). |
Detail at the top of The Parthenon. |
Another view of The Parthenon. |
A sculpture of suffrage rallies in Centennial Park. |
The pretty pond in Centennial Park. |
Kirkland Hall |
Another view of Kirkland Hall. |
Furman Hall. |
School of Mechanical Engineering. |
Entry to School of Mechanical Engineering. |
We also found BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), the organization that collects performance royalties for songwriters and music publishers in all genres of music. They are headquartered here. This office played a key role in establishing Nashville as Music City, U.S.A.
We were back at the Seven Points COE campground in time for sunset. I caught Bob hanging out by the reservoir.
Just past sunset. |
Bob in silhouette. |
Ralph & Cathy's campfire. |
Bob and I at Ralph & Cathy's site. |
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