Watkins Park in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Blue Triangle YWCA

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 5, 2022

1. Blue Triangle YWCA Marker

Inscription. The Nashville Blue Triangle, the Negro branch of the Young Women's Christian Association, was established in 1919. Located downtown in the thriving African American business district, it developed programs that supported the African American community. The largest Blue Triangle in the South, it had more than 700 members. On October 25, 1953, the branch moved to this site. It remained here until 1967, when Nashville's YWCAs desegregated and merged.

Erected 2022 by the Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 243.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is October 25, 1953.

Location. 36° 9.611′ N, 86° 47.953′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Watkins Park. It is at the intersection of 17th Avenue North and Pearl Street, on the right when traveling south on 17th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1700 Pearl St, Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle

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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: Pearl High School (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Edmondson (about 600 feet away); Watkins Park (about 600 feet away); The Fisk Jubliee Singers (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Alfred Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University (approx. 0.2 miles away); Coach Cornelius Ridley (approx. 0.2 miles away); First State Penitentiary (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bethlehem Centers of Nashville (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 5, 2022

2. Blue Triangle YWCA Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 5, 2022

3. Blue Triangle YWCA Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 5, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.