Description

The Grand Ole Opry House was constructed in 1974 just off the newly created Briley Parkway (State Road 155). Built as a standalone venue for the WSM Grand Ole Opry radio and television program, which started in 1925, the former farmland was also home to the Opryland USA theme park (1972) and Opryland Hotel (1977). The Grand Ole Opry's first show at the new Opry House took place on March 16, 1974. A major flood in Nashville in 2010 temporarily displaced the Opry, and the show was broadcast from a variety of locations that summer including War Memorial Auditorium and Ryman Auditorium while repairs were made. The site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Title The Grand Ole Opry

Creator Nashville Historical Foundation

Date 1974

Address 600 Opry Mills Dr. Nashville, TN 37214

Type Building

Coverage Area 9

Source Welton Becket & Associates

Contributor Grand Ole Opry; Gaylord Opryland; Opryland USA; Gaylord Broadcasting; Opry Mills; WSM Radio; WSM; War Memorial Auditorium; Ryman Auditorium

Subject Music; Entertainment; New Nashville; Post-World War II; Buildings

Keywords Country Music, Barn Dance, Music Industry, Live Performances, Entertainment Industry, Ryman Auditorium, Grand Ole Gospel Time, Opry House, Country Music Foundation

Relation https://www.opry.com/about/history