These 10 Photos of Nashville In The 1970s Are Mesmerizing

It can be a little hard to find photographs of Nashville during a certain time period, but the Metro Historic Records has a neat collection of photos that highlights a bit of Nashville during the 1970s. How crazy is that?! Quite a few of these spots still exist today, having herded thousands of young folks onto beautiful futures. How many have you seen...? Did you graduate from any of these Music City schools, or your kids? How many times have you been to the arcade recently...?

10. It's so neat to see such a wild blast from the past.

A school based in North Nashville, the American flag flies high and proud.

9. Recognize this school?

It's Martin Luther King, Jr. High School, originally built to house Pearl High School.

8. We love this vintage shot of the Belmont Mansion.

Nowadays, it's swarming with kids as Belmont University continues to boom.

7. A cascade of water at Montgomery Bell State Park.

A minute from Nashville, but not too far. It's a solid day trip for us!

6. It wouldn't be the south without a bit of Sunday horseback riding.

Don't you think?

5. We bet you've grabbed lunch here sometime during a hectic work week.

It's the Nashville Arcade, located downtown.

4. Marathon Motors doesn't look too different...

Except it definitely wasn't a high end event venue back then.

3. A gorgeous shot of Fisk University.

Still looks pretty similar, don't you think?

2. A moment at the Grand Ole Opry House.

We're looking at the Ryman, but also those outfits! Such a blast from the past.

1. An awesome aerial shot of Nashville, circa 1970.

It's almost shocking how much we've built up in so little time. The skyline looks eons different now!

We're pretty sure this is one of the coolest sets of school photos we've ever seen. Hey there, old Nashville! Still pretty as ever.