Former Adandonment - Ryman Auditorium, Nashville

Originally build as a non denominal church, the Ryman Auditorum was from 1940 to 1974 the home of the Grand Old Opry.

After 20 years left empty it was reopened as both a music venue and a museum.

For more information see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryman_Auditorium



1. With no flash photography & no tripod some of these photos are either underlit or blury.



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3. View from top upper level to seating.



4. From the wings, originally the seating continued along the edge of the stage, but when it was reopened they had to be cut back due to fire regulations.



5. Looking back from the stage.



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7. Not only Country stars have played here.



8. For many years the compaire was the comedy character Minnie Pearl, not sure who the fiddler is.



9. Another alteration was a new reception area.



10. Side Wall



11. Original Enterance.



12. Gable End.

Hey Dude you got some fine pics there.Being a country fan meself I often wondered what the Grand Ol' Oprey was like.Were you invited or was it a golden opportunity and an open door too hard to resist.

oldscrote said:

Hey Dude you got some fine pics there.Being a country fan meself I often wondered what the Grand Ol' Oprey was like.Were you invited or was it a golden opportunity and an open door too hard to resist.

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The Ryman Auditorium is open to the public as a museum when there's no performances on.

I got the chance to see the Opry at the current venue, which is a big arena a few miles out from the city centre. It was great fun to watch, but I didn't get any photos because I assumed they wouldn't allow any of the performances, so I didn't take one with me.

The same site has a shopping mall & at one time an amusment park, but it closed due to the lack of room to expand & the risk of flooding each winter as it was next to the Cumberland River.

A potential urbex for anyone in the Nashville area, though Wikipedia mentions that most of the site has been demolished.