Nashville’s oldest bar? Hint: It opened in the 19th century

Don’t bring a hula hoop into Nashville’s Springwater Supper Club and Lounge.

Or a glow stick.

Those items are specifically not allowed in Music City’s oldest continuously operating bar. Records are scarce, but legend has it that the Springwater opened in 1896 at 115 27th Avenue North. The building served as the official bar of the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition in 1897…

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