Elders Bookstore

In early 1930, a recent graduate of Vanderbilt University opened a small shop on Nashville's Fourth Avenue, where the L&C Tower would someday stand. It was the beginning of the Great Depression and Charles Elder was taking a gamble. But he did know one thing...he loved history and he loved books. That small shop was the beginning of Elder's Bookstore, on of the landmarks of Tennessee and the South. Today in its 78th year, Elder's Bookstore is the oldest general bookstore in continuous operation in Nashville and the state of Tennessee.