Photograph looking west through Music City Walk of Fame Park, 2018. Image courtesy of MHCF.

An informative sign located at the Bridgestone Arena end of the Walk. Image Courtesy of MHCF.

Photograph of Thomas Green Ryman (1841-1904). Image courtesy of TSLA.

Lula C. Naff, long time manager of the Ryman Auditorium. She retired in 1960. Image courtesy of Nashville Public Library.

Photograph of Little Jimmy Dickens. Image courtesy of TSLA.

Elvis Aaron Presley on the cover of TV Guide, 1956. Presley recorded hundreds of songs in RCA Studio B. Image courtesy of Country Music Hall of Fame© and Museum.

Johnny Cash playing at Folsom Prison, 1968. Image courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum.

Cover for "Sincerely, Brenda Lee," released in 1962. Image courtesy of Decca Records.

Photograph of Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn. Image courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum.

Country superstar Garth Brooks in the 1990s. Image courtesy of Country Music Hall of Fame© and Museum.

The Board of Trustees at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 1981. Left to right (back): Frank Jones, Frances Preston, Bill Ivey; (seated): Emmylou Harris, Diane Johnson. Image courtesy of Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum.

Frances Preston (center) is presented with a RIAA Gold Album for the song "Feels So Right" from the band Alabama, 1981. Also pictured is RCA Division Vice President Jerry Bradley (left.) Image courtesy of Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum.

Amy Grant, 2018. Image courtesy of Harpeth Hall Archives.

Photograph of 2016 Music City Walk of Fame inductees Tim McGraw (left) and Faith Hill (center) with 2006 inductee Reba McEntire, as Hill's star is unveiled. Image courtesy of Moser Photography/Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation.

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Photograph looking west through Music City Walk of Fame Park, 2018. Image courtesy of MHCF.

Family Fun

Stop 7 of 12

Music City Walk of Fame Park

This park is home to the Music City Walk of Fame featuring in-laid stars honoring legendary figures in the music industry. Can you find beloved Tennesseans such as Dolly Parton and Elvis Presley? Next, see if you can find the star for Lula Naff. Chances are you have never heard of her, but wait until you hear her story! Lula Naff was the booking agent and theater manager of Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for forty years. She started as a secretary for a booking agency, then began working for the Ryman directly in 1914. Six years before women could even vote, she took a gamble and became an independent agent. She was so good, the board of directors named her the official manager in 1920.

Lula had a reputation for fighting for what she believed in, and she helped make Nashville a southern center of culture and entertainment. She pushed for diversity and hosted unique events from boxing matches to livestock fairs to magic shows. And of course there was incredible music here at the Ryman—with concerts of all kinds! She was also responsible for bringing the Grand Ole Opry, which made the Ryman its home in 1943. As the Ryman says, “Lula brought everyone who was anyone to the Ryman.”

Fun Fact: Along with the stars, the Walk of Fame Park is also home to the beautiful Nashville Music Garden and features nearly 300 roses. The scramble letter for this stop is “S” for “Stars.”

At the other end of the Walk of Fame, you will exit the park. You are now at the corner of Demonbreun Street and Fourth Avenue. The first part of your next stop is right across the street—The Recording Angel statue. Cross over Fourth Avenue to begin the stop that explores the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

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Tour Stops

Union Station

1001 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203

Frist Art Museum and Martin ArtQuest

919 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203

Cummins Station

209 Tenth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203

Music City Center and Songwriter's Hall of Fame

201 Fifth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203

Hatch Show Print

224 Fifth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203

Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum and Taylor Swift Education Center

222 Fifth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203

Music City Walk of Fame Park

400-498 Demonbreun Street, Nashville, TN 37203

Schermerhorn Symphony Center

1 Symphony Place, Nashville, TN 37201

Goo Goo Cluster Shop

116 Third Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201

John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge Entrance

108 First Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201

Nashville Skyline (middle of the bridge)

108 First Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201

Cumberland Park

592 South First Street, Nashville, TN 37213

Full Record & Citation

Title Music City Walk of Fame Park

Creator Nashville Historical Foundation

Author Mary Ellen Pethel, Staff; 2018

Date 2006

Address 400-498 Demonbreun Street, Nashville, TN 37203

Description The Music City Walk of Fame Park stood across the street from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The park featured inset engraved tiles dedicated to individuals who have made a significant contribution to music by any means and who are connected to Nashville. With help from founding sponsor Gibson Brands, the Walk of Fame was established in 2006. Closing for reconstruction in 2014, the park reopened in 2015. Inductees range from the Fisk Jubilee Singers and Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) to Dolly Parton (1946-) and Martha Ingram (1935-).

Type Landscape

Coverage Area 1

Source Music City, Incorporated; Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, owner

Contributor Metropolitan Parks and Recreation Department; Convention and Visitors Corporation

Subject Downtown; Education; Music; New Nashville; Public Parks

Keywords Alumni, Schools, Belmont University, Fisk University, George Peabody College for Teachers, Harpeth Hall, Landscapes, Metro Parks, Mt. Juliet High School, Tennessee State University, Universities, Vanderbilt University, Music City Walk of Fame Park

Rights CC BY-NC 4.0

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