View of Nashville looking toward downtown from
Elm Street and Fourth Ave. So. ( old Cherry
Street). The low lying area between here and lower
Broad Street was referred to as " Black Bottom"
The building in the lower left corner is the Elm
Street Baptist Church. This Photo was taken
around 1880.
View of the interior of one of the Black Bottom Shanties
1910
Vintage Photos - Nashville, TN
A Photographic History of South Nashville