In a nation reinventing itself following victory in World War II, Nashville’s self-portrait blended old with new. New businesses and skyscrapers, a shopping mall, the Interstate system, school integration, and other changes would ultimately bring Nashville into line with the direction of the nation at large, but alongside nationwide trends were treasures unique to the city: Fair Park for thrill-seekers, Sulphur Dell for baseball fans, the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman for music, and the Maxwell House for visitors still arriving through Union Station and now from the air at Berry Field. In this companion volume to  Historic Photos of Nashville,  Ashley Driggs Haugen leads a tour past many Nashville landmarks from the recent past, reminiscing with Nashvillians who can remember and informing those new to the city who may not. Nearly 200 images reproduced in vivid black-and-white show the Opry at the Ryman, construction of the L&C Tower, 100 Oaks Mall, the Municipal Auditorium, Harveys Department Store downtown, and countless other subjects from yesteryear that remain key to the city’s past and present. Ashley Driggs Haugen is a lifelong Nashvillian and an award-winning writer. Having been a huge fan of the Grannis Photography archives for many years, the pleasure of writing this book has been all hers.  Haugen is Editor-in-Chief of Her Nashville, the city’s premier women’s publication. Prior to launching Her Nashville for SouthComm Communications, she was managing editor of Nashville, Williamson, and Rutherford Parent magazines, all publications of Day Communications. Raised in the Nashville suburb of Brentwood, Haugen attended Franklin Road Academy and Boston University, graduating from the College of Communication with a B.S. in film and television. She resides in West Nashville with her husband and three children.