This beautiful covered shopping arcade, located between Fourth and Fifth Avenues N, in downtown Nashville, was built in 1903 and was modeled after the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II arcade in Milan, Italy. The City Beautiful Award ribbon was awarded on April 3rd, 1962 by the City Beautiful Commission of Nashville. Several of the businesses pictured in the photos include Barrick Jewelers, Jacobs Jewelers, Hollywood Photos, Cato’s Malt Shop, Myers Camera Shop, the Post Office, Karl’s Famous Name Shoes, Arcade Hose, White’s Greeting Cards, Childs Toggery, and Strobel’s Music Shop. Includes a photo of Mrs. Ellen Stokes Wemyss with others at the Arcade, and another group at the Curtis Casualty Insurance Office.
