2. Silver Dollar Saloon
100 2nd Ave North - Now the Hard Rock Cafe Gift Shop
A modern Silver Dollar Saloon is a few doors north
Designed by Nashville architect Julian Zwicker in 1893, "the Silver Dollar Saloon .. catered to the riverboat men coming up from the wharf at the foot of Broadway." V.E. Schwab, known for being a partner in the George A. Dickel Company, helped manage the saloon. Silver dollars remain in the floor of what was once the ballroom.
Sources
Gaston, Kay Baker, “George Dickel Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey: The Story Behind the Label,” Tennessee Historical Quarterly 57 (1998), no. 2: 150-67.
Hoobler, James. A Guide to Historic Nashville. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2008.
Sources
Gaston, Kay Baker, “George Dickel Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey: The Story Behind the Label,” Tennessee Historical Quarterly 57 (1998), no. 2: 150-67.
Hoobler, James. A Guide to Historic Nashville. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2008.