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T.M. Barber poses in the new Grants Department Store on Oct. 27, 1970, that is ready for the Oct. 29 grand opening of the Madison store at 111 Gallatin Road North, the third Grants in Nashville.
Dale Ernsberger / The Tennessean
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton arrive for the CMA Awards banquet.
Jeannie Seely and Mrs. Audrey Williams enjoy the CMA banquet.
More than 2,500 guests attended the CMA banquet and show at the Municipal Auditorium.
October 16, 1970
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Joe Rudis / The Tennessean
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One of the biggest downtown housing crashes in America is happening right now in Nashville, TN.
Condo owners are liquidating. And people who bought near the peak are selling at $300k+ losses.
The previous condo owner bought it for $1.15 million in March 2024.
And just sold it for $825,000 this month.
That's a $325,000 loss (-28%) in just 2.5 years. And that's before realtor commissions and other expenses.
And this downturn will likely continue, as Downtown Nashville has the biggest supply pile-up of any dowtown area in America. (inventory 110% above normal).
In fact, typical values in Nashville 37203 already down 11.2% from peak, but clearly are dropping more in some cases.
Meaning condo sellers are facing an enormous amount of competition, with more price cuts likely coming in 2027.
Good news if you're looking to scoop up a discounted condo. Bad news if you bought near the peak.
To see our forecast for your ZIP, go here: reventure.app/map/WAxwklIfgI
Allene Osment goes about her tasks at the Johnston & Murphy plant in Nashville on Oct. 17, 1989, where she celebrated her 50th year with Genesco. She was 20 when she started working at the General Shoe Co. on Main Street in 1939,
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Robert Johnson / The Tennessean
Lee Beaman, general manager of the state's largest automobile dealership at age 31, seems right at home Oct. 21, 1982, in the showroom at Beaman Pontiac-Toyota-Isuzu.
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Billy Easley / The Tennessean
📌 Fortress Rosecrans — Murfreesboro, Tennessee
📍 35°51′7.36″N 86°24′37.27″W
At roughly 225 acres, this wasn’t a fort on a hilltop. It was one of the largest earthen fortifications built during the entire Civil War.
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📌 Fort Granger — Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee
📍 35°55′32.77″N 86°51′36.68″W
This fort’s artillery captured a Confederate battery in one battle, then helped protect the Union army’s retreat in another, the bloodiest engagement of the Civil War’s Franklin campaign.
However, the fort’s most important role came the following year. On November 30, 1864, Fort Granger became an important Union command and artillery position during the Battle of Franklin.