Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-12
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1t has been scarcely a decade since a
fierce battle ragged just on the confines of
our city, and our State was the theatre of
marching and countermarching by large
cOntending armies. We were then in the
midst of all the perils and enduring all the
privatiOns of war. Yet Nashville may lay
claim to more rapid and solid recUperation
than any other city at suffered to SINH
lar extent. No sooner had the city ceased
to be a vast military camp than vigorous
measures were taken to repair the damage
done. The suspension bridge rose from its
ruins stronger than ever. A huge cotton
factory, mammoth in all its appointments,
and busy with the hum Of industry, Lent its
cheerful presence to the northern limits of
the city. The Allen Block, on Church
street, was followed hard upon by the su-
perb improvements on both OF the north
ern corners of Summer and Church streets,
where the st. Cloud Hotel had fronted,
from one on the other. The magnificent
Maxwell House stood not long upon the
order of its opening. Mr.. Byrd Douglass
set in motion years ago the improvements he
is Just completing, occupying full square OF
ground and forming one of the most colossal
business establishments in the State. Mr..
W 6SStl anu LllC CLtLc NOl-DdLn
have been occupying their fine new BUSH
ness houses on College street, for some
time. So has Linck, in his new hotel.
Spruce street has been adorned with scores
of elegant, convenient and commOdlous
mansions, which have been extended out
on Broad until West End claims TO be the
place for residences. Mr.. John Browne eX-
hibited great enterprise in the erection
of two splendid stores and dwelling on
Summer street. The Hon. John NJ. Lea
has resided for some years in the finest
house ever built in Nashville. The new
Freedmen's Bank building on Cedar street,
is large and substantial enough to have
been of more service than TO swindle the
cOlored people. The Porter block on Cedar
street was a much needed improvement in
its locality. Mr.. K. j. Morris added two
very large stores to his building after the
war. They present a fine appearance at
the corner of Clark and Market streets.
Further down on Market, are TO be
seen two new large blocks built
by Mr.. Samuel Murphy, and a
Cincinnati firm, giving several magnificent
wholesale stores, running through to Front
street. The Publishing House and the
Ensley and Burns Blocks, on the Square,
as well as the storehouses erected by the
late ID. f. Carter, are very costly and SUI
perb additions to the architectural improve
ments made in Nashville since the war.
The Odd Fellows new building is an ac-
QUESTION worthy of note. The new churches
that arc to befound all over the city evince
the strength of the peoples religions fer
vOr, and that they give with no sparing
hand to multiply places of worship. The
changes that have been made for the better
in the Capitol grounds and the fine houses
built close by, must be noted.
Then there is the system OF street rail-
ways that permeates the length and breadth
of the city and its environs, improvised
on the heels of the war, but now indispen-
sable 10 all citizens.
Edgefield has become an incorporated
town, and has schools and gas.
close this hurried sketch by a mere
mention of the Vanderbilt and Jubilee
buildings, and to Thousand other minor
improvements every where manifest in
every quarter, as evidences of what Nash
Vile has done in her days Of adversely.
Has she not cause to hope that her future
will be still more prosperous.
CONFIDENCE.