Melrose in Berry Hill in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Warehouse 28

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 1, 2024

1. Warehouse 28 Marker

Inscription. Steve Smith and Michael "Dolly" Wilson opened Warehouse 28 in April 1978. The Warehouse began as a gay disco, but it quickly attracted anybody, gay or straight, who wanted to dance. As the AIDS epidemic exploded, the Warehouse staged drag-show fundraisers that made possible the founding of Nashville Council on AIDS, Resources, Education and Services (Nashville CARES) in 1985. The bar closed in 1994. Smith died of AIDS-related causes in 1995.

Erected 2023 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 261.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1978.

Location. 36° 7.418′ N, 86° 46.58′ W. Marker is in Berry Hill, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Melrose. It is on 8th Avenue South north of Horner Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2531 8th Ave S, Nashville TN 37204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

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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: Waverly Place (approx. 0.6 miles away); Vine Hill / Donau (approx. 0.7 miles away); Dr. L.G. Noel (approx. ¾ mile away); Colonel Granville Sevier (approx. ¾ mile away); Enslaved People at Sunnyside (approx. 0.8 miles away); Sunnyside (approx. 0.8 miles away); Civil War: The Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.8 miles away); School Desegregation in Nashville “Nashville Plan” Schools / Emma Clemons School (approx. 0.8 miles away).

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 1, 2024

2. Warehouse 28 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 799 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.