Davidson Co. Courthouse (New) & Ben West Bldg.

The building in the back is the newer Davidson County Courthouse, also known as the Justice Adolphus A. Birch Building and before that it was the Beverly Brian Building.
The New Courthouse, which is practically across the street from the old still-in-use courthouse, was completed in 2006, is 6 floors and 128' tall. It was completed at a cost of just over $40 Million, has 16 courtrooms, a mixed-use jail, connects to the older Ben West building in front of it.

The Ben West building was built as the City Market in 1922, which remained there until the Farmers Market opened up where the Bicentennial Mall is Today, then it became the Ben West building functioning as city hall. Now, among other things, it is used as law enforcement offices with the old courthouse across the street and the new courthouse in the background. Of architectural significance is the Dome on top with a monopteron and the portico main entrance.
This photo was taken from the Public Square observation deck.

Ben West was mayor of Nashville from 1951-1963.
Beverly Briley was mayor of Nashville from 1963-75. Adolphus Birch was the first African-American to serve as Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court.

Nashville's Farmer's Market at Sundown

It's that time where many local farmers have their produce for sale at the Farmer's Market. The Farmer's Market began in Nashville at the City Market Building along James Robertson Parkway. Eventually, that building became a city municipal building renamed as the Ben West Building, although City Market is still etched along the concrete above the main entrance.

The Farmer's Market was then moved to where the Bicentennial Mall is today. When the Bicentennial Mall was built in the 90's, the new Farmer's Market was built next door to the mall now at its Corn cob columned location along 8th Ave. I remember going to the market as a child with my mom and she would always buy a basket of fresh peaches.

City Market

This building was built as the City Market in 1922, which remained there until the Farmers Market opened up where the Bicentennial Mall is Today, then it became the Ben West building functioning as city hall. Now, among other things, it is used as law enforcement offices with the old courthouse across the street and the new courthouse in the background. Of architectural significance is the Dome on top with a monopteron and the portico main entrance. Another important Nashville building with a dome are the Social-religious building of the Peabody campus. I would like this view so much more if it weren't for the traffic light.