The Arcade Shopping Mall
Nashville, Tennessee - circa 1970s
Opening in 1903(!), the enclosed two-story Nashville Arcade, inspired by the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele in Milan, Italy, is truly one of the nation's very first indoor shopping malls if ever there was one! And not much has changed there over the many years. Postcards and photos that date from its opening days and on into the '20s and '30s, all still pretty much look the same as this photo here.
"The Arcade is one of the oldest shopping arcades in the country and smells of roasted peanuts the minute you walk through the door" --Tennesseevacations.comHistory: 1903 - present
"Inner city under glass — The Arcade is a two-story shopping area with a glass roof between Fourth and Fifth Avenues near Printers Alley. It's been around since 1903, and it has a shadowy inner-city feel that sometimes has you clutching your wallet. But it does offer a real taste of the city." --USA Today
Developer: Daniel C. Buntin
Current website: n/a
Current aerial view
Previous entries: none
posted by Keith @ 8/17/2006
3 Comments:
I recently traveled to Europe along the Adriatic Sea and a lot of the ancient cities are shopping places that look alot like this.
Don't forget the Crocker Galleria in San Francisco.
Scott
sorry, I meant Crocker Galleria
Post a Comment
<< Home