Acme Feed and Seed/Silver Dollar Saloon

Facing Broadway is the Acme Feed and Seed store, which used to be a farm supply store and hatchery. The Grand Ole Opry moved to the Ryman Auditorium, on Fifth Avenue, in 1943—the same year Acme opened here on First Avenue. For decades, people came here on Saturdays to buy livestock supplies or to have their dogs dipped to get rid of fleas. Back in the day, Acme Feed and Supply did some unique promotions with farm animals. There was Beautena, a calf that appeared onstage at the Grand Ole Opry between acts and pigs were given away as door prizes at their annual Purina pig jamborees. If you’re looking for a direct connection to country music, there really ain’t none—unless you connect farm life and farm animals with country music. Of course, there has been a lot of bull from some country performers when the occasion demanded it.

Today, this building is a multi-story dining and entertainment venue after Tom Morales renovated the building in 2014. The renovation highlights the brick walls, hardwood floors, and tongue-in-groove ceiling of this late nineteenth century warehouse. Other original materials such as windows and print plates, for labeling animal feed, are featured inside the building.

Like Merchants, each floor of Acme presents a unique facet of Nashville life and cuisine, serving everything from fried chicken to sushi. The third floor, known as “The Hatchery,” is the largest one-level event and music venue on lower Broadway. On the first floor you can listen to live bands, from rock to country to bluegrass, while you eat. The Acme website even features a livestream so you can listen from anywhere. The rooftop bar provides breathtaking views of downtown Nashville. Across Broadway you can see the Hard Rock Café at the corner of Second Avenue and Broadway. Take our Music in Music City North Tour to learn more about Hard Rock and the historic Silver Dollar Saloon.

Turn RIGHT and walk south down First Avenue. After you walk under the bridge, you’ll see our next stop, the Ascend Amphitheater, on your left. Feel free to cross the street if you want a closer look.