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Ernie’s Record Mart
Much of Ernie’s Record Mart’s success is owed to support f...
The Bluebird Café
“The best songwriters in the world pass through this door....
Bijou Theatre (Nashville Municipal Auditorium)
Built in 1903, Nashville’s Bijou Theater quickly emerged a...
Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge
In 1960, Hattie Louise Bess, known to many as “Tootsie,” b...
RCA Studio B
From Country and Rock-and-Roll to Gospel, the RCA Studio B...
The Ryman Auditorium
Now revered in country music circles, the Ryman Auditorium...
The Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural, and Educational Center, ID
Sacajawea contributed to the Corps of Discovery by interpr...
Daily life at Camp McDonald
Located 2.2 miles west-southwest of Kennesaw and roughly 2...
Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, and Chickamauga
Today, Chattanooga is just a two hour drive from Atlanta. ...
The Ponder House
In 1864, on this spot (bordered by the present-day streets...
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Ernie’s Record Mart
Much of Ernie’s Record Mart’s success is owed to support from Nashville’s local WLAC radio broadcast. Beginning in the late 1940s, WLAC's strong signal helped its disc jockeys gather a following among rhythm-and-blues fans throughout the country. These fans listened ...
The Bluebird Café
“The best songwriters in the world pass through this door.” This statement appears outside the doors of the Bluebird Café in Nashville. Located just southwest of downtown Nashville’s “music row,” the Bluebird gained respect as one of the best stages ...
Bijou Theatre (Nashville Municipal Auditorium)
Built in 1903, Nashville’s Bijou Theater quickly emerged as one of the South’s leading African American theaters. The theatre offered performances sponsored by its namesake Bijou Amusement Company. The theater originally operated under the direction of Milton Starr, a white ...
Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge
In 1960, Hattie Louise Bess, known to many as “Tootsie,” bought a building on Lower Broadway in Nashville and opened the now famous Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. The purple paint on the exterior of the building remains a mystery to many; ...
RCA Studio B
From Country and Rock-and-Roll to Gospel, the RCA Studio B has heard it all over the years. The Radio Corporation of America, RCA, began renting Studio B in 1957 as an addition to their other studios in Chicago and Hollywood. ...
The Ryman Auditorium
Now revered in country music circles, the Ryman Auditorium first began life as the Union Gospel Tabernacle in 1888. The Union Gospel Tabernacle was renamed the Ryman Auditorium in honor of Thomas Green Ryman, a riverboat captain, follower and philanthropist ...
The Sacajawea Interpretive, Cultural, and Educational Center, ID
Sacajawea contributed to the Corps of Discovery by interpreting the Shoshone language, with her knowledge of native foods, and by way-finding throughout her homeland. Her presence in the group also affected how other Indian tribes viewed and approached the expedition—recognizing ...
Daily life at Camp McDonald
Located 2.2 miles west-southwest of Kennesaw and roughly 20 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, Camp McDonald was the largest Civil War training camp in Georgia during the first three years of the war. It encompassed 60 acres near a fresh ...
Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, and Chickamauga
Today, Chattanooga is just a two hour drive from Atlanta. The two cities, connected by rail, had a vital relationship for the Southern economy before and during the Civil War. Because of their river and rail transportation networks, they were ...
The Ponder House
In 1864, on this spot (bordered by the present-day streets of Marietta, Means, and Tech Parkway), a house faced out over miles of fortifications toward the Union army as it advanced toward Atlanta during the Civil War. The Ponder House ...
