The Sam Lapidus Clothing Company and the Southern Coat & Dress Company are pictured in the background on the east side of the Public Square.
The Davidson County Courthouse, also known as Metropolitan Courthouse, is an Art Deco building built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It was designed by Nashville architect Emmons H. Woolwine and the firm of Dennison and Hirons of New York.
