Hippodrome (Original), 2613 West End Ave., Nashville, Tennessee
• Owner: Tony Sudekum (Crescent Amusement Co.)^[1], Nat Baxter Jr.^[2]
• Manager: ^[?]
• Pro/Coach: Prof. Wastell^[4] (1908)
• Floor size: 60' x 100'^[5]
• Floor type: Maple wood.
• Primary reason for closing: Closed to rebuild a new, better Hippodrome.
• Opened: 1906^[1] - 1914^[1]
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Hippodrome (New), 2613 West End Ave., Nashville, Tennessee
• Owner: Crescent Amusement Co.^[7]
• Manager: Billy Berdeiser^[7] (1915), Joe C. Oehmig^[8] (1931)
• Pro/Coach: Ron & Shirley MeGee^[9] (1959), Eddie & Lina Howard^[10] (1961)
• Organist: ^[?]
• Floor size: 250' x 125'^[11]
• Floor type: Maple wood.^[12]
• Primary reason for closing: "The Hippodromes's size was it's early blessing & later curse. Because it required 15 workers to operate, staying in business became less economical."^[1]
• Opened: 1914^[11] - 1968^[1]

The Hippodrome Arena was already in the process of being demolished, when sparks from an acetylene torch used to cut steel roofing beams started a fire.^[10]


Pictured at top is the New Hippodrome.