The local economic boom that followed the Civil War made Nashville the leading city of the New South. The earliest records of 218 Third Avenue North show that it was a furniture store, a retail market which was vital to the city's new wealth. Later, the area became known for its banking and law offices, with this building housing the law offices of Frank Ragano (1923-1988). Representing mafia member Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1975), Ragano challenged Attorney General Robert Kennedy's (1925-1977) efforts in ending organized crime. Paying homage to New York's bygone cocktail bar of the same name, Black Rabbit opened as a sophisticated cocktail bar in late 2017.
Black Rabbit
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The local economic boom that followed the Civil War made Nashville the leading city of the New South. The earliest records of 218 Third Avenue North show that it was a furniture store, a retail market which was vital to the city's new wealth. Later, the area became known for its banking and law offices, with this building housing the law offices of Frank Ragano (1923-1988). Representing mafia member Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1975), Ragano challenged Attorney General Robert Kennedy's (1925-1977) efforts in ending organized crime. Paying homage to New York's bygone cocktail bar of the same name, Black Rabbit opened as a sophisticated cocktail bar in late 2017.