Opryland Information Packet
This collection contains a 1978 Opryland Entertainment Complex Folder in one folder with its contents in the second folder, left in the order received. It contains photographs and press releases from the hotel and amusement park about musical performances and shows.
Dates
- 1978
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Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains a 1978 Opryland Entertainment Complex information packet, including photographs and press releases from the hotel and amusement park about musical performances and shows.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Opryland Entertainment Complex in Nashville, Tenn., began when the Grand Ole Opry country music radio show moved from the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville to a new suburban location. President Richard Nixon dedicated the new Opry House at its opening on March 16, 1974.
The Opryland theme park opened in 1972, with architecture that reflected different historical eras and regions, from the Old West to the drive-ins of the 1950s. At the end of its 1997 season, owner Gaylord Enterprises replaced the amusement park with Opry Mills shopping center.
The Opryland Hotel complex was designed in four stages (1977, 1983, 1987, 1996) and is one of the largest convention hotels in the country. The first major addition was the Conservatory (1983), containing two acres of gardens underneath a huge skylight. Four years later came the Cascades wing, with its huge fountains and man-made waterfalls, again under a giant skylight. The fourth addition is the Delta wing (1996), which architecturally reflects the New Orleans' French Quarter and plantations.
Arrangement
Collection consists of two folders.
Acquisition Note
Collection presented by George E. Webb, Jr.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository