Hillsboro West End in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bradley Recording Studio Hillsboro Village

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 21, 2020

1. Bradley Recording Studio Hillsboro Village

Inscription. Owen and Harold Bradley operated a one-story, concrete block film and recording studio located behind this Hillsboro Village storefront from 1953-1955. "Queen of Country Music” Kitty Wells, bluegrass legends Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers, and popular vocalist Pat Boone—making his studio debut—were among the artists who recorded in the studio. The structure later served as a school supply store and a ceramics studio. The building was demolished in 2014.

Erected 2020 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 217.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • 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 2014.

Location. 36° 8.168′ N, 86° 48.065′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hillsboro West End. It is at the intersection of #802 Alley and 21st Avenue S (Tennessee Highway 106), on the

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right when traveling east on #802 Alley. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1807 21st Ave S, Nashville TN 37212, 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 walking distance of this marker: Hillsboro Theater (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Belcourt Theatre (about 300 feet away); Seven panels of the work titled La Deliverance (reproduction), scuplted by Pierre Roche (about 500 feet away); Roger Williams University (approx. ¼ mile away); Betty Chiles Nixon (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sea Serpent (“The Dragon”) Restoration (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Roger Williams University (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Peabody College for Teachers

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 21, 2020

2. Bradley Recording Studio Hillsboro Village

(approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.