Tennessee Theatre (Nashville)

For the theater in Knoxville, see Tennessee Theatre.

Tennessee Theatre

Address| 535 Church Street
Nashville, Tennessee
United States
Coordinates| 36°09′46″N 86°46′52″W﻿ / ﻿36.16265°N 86.78107°W﻿ / 36.16265; -86.78107Coordinates: 36°09′46″N 86°46′52″W﻿ / ﻿36.16265°N 86.78107°W﻿ / 36.16265; -86.78107
Capacity| 2,028
Construction
Opened| February 28, 1952
Demolished| 1980s
Architect| Joseph W. Holman

The Tennessee Theatre was a 2,028 seat, single screen movie and stage theater at 535 Church Street, in Nashville, Tennessee was opened on February 28, 1952.[1] It was built with the designs of architect Joseph W. Holman in the shell of the 11-story, Art Deco Sudekum Building,[2] also known as Warner building, that was completed in 1932, The theater was demolished in the 1980s. The high rise office building was imploded on November 29, 1992[2] The Cumberland Apartment high-rise now sits on the site. The theater hosted the first Grammy Awards ceremony not held in either Los Angeles or New York City in 1973 — it would be 49 years until the Grammys were held outside those two cities (Las Vegas).

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Tennessee Theatre in Nashville, TN - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
2. ^ a b "Sudekum Building & Tennessee Theater". emporis. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021.
3. ^ "Tennessee Theater". Historic Nashville. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2012.

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Venues of the Grammy Award ceremonies

* The Beverly Hilton (1959–1965)
* Hollywood Palladium (1971, 1974, 1976–1977)
* Madison Square Garden (1972, 1997, 2003, 2018)
* Tennessee Theatre (1973)
* Uris Theatre (1975)
* Shrine Auditorium (1978–1980, 1982–1987, 1989–1990, 1993, 1995–1996, 1999)
* Radio City Music Hall (1981, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998)
* Crypto.com Arena (2000–2002, 2004–2017, 2019–2020, 2023–present)
* Los Angeles Convention Center (2021)
* MGM Grand Garden Arena (2022)

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