Natchez Trace Estates in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Loveless Cafe and Motel

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 8, 2020

1. Loveless Cafe and Motel Marker

Inscription. In 1951, Lon and Annie Loveless began serving fried chicken, biscuits and jams at picnic tables to hungry travelers from Highway 100, then the main road between Nashville and Memphis. They soon converted their 4-room home into a restaurant, added the 14-room Loveless Motel, a smokehouse and the iconic neon sign. Known for scratchmade Southern meals using recipes passed down by Lon and Annie, The Loveless Cafe remains a staple that welcomes over half a million guests each year.

Erected 2019 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 211.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 36° 2.118′ N, 86° 58.338′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Natchez Trace Estates. It is on State Highway 100 just east of McCory Lane, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8400 Highway 100, Nashville TN 37221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Smith Farmhouse (approx. half a mile away); DeMoss and the First Belle Vue (approx. 2.2 miles away); Old Harding Pike (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ash Grove (approx. 2.6 miles away); Historic Bellevue (approx. 2.7 miles away); Old DeMoss Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); Belle Vue (approx. 3 miles away); Bellevue High School (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . Loveless Cafe History, Videos and Happenings. (Submitted on March 9, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Additional keywords. Music; Country music; Food; Landmark

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 8, 2020

2. Loveless Cafe and Motel Marker

Loveless Cafe's iconic neon sign in background.

Loveless Cafe and Motel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 8, 2020

3. Loveless Cafe and Motel

Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 3,204 times since then and 172 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 9, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.