Editorials

Demolition started last week on Wilson Mall, a.k.a, Parkwood Mall.
After years of vacancy, dereliction and decay, the city finally started tearing down what had become an eyesore and community hazard. Most folks in the Tri-County area at least 40 years of age remember when this mall was a major shopping and gathering place.
I remember when it was an "open air" mall -- now trendy again, sort of -- and a place where my mama and most every other adult I knew liked to shop.

One day last summer, I grabbed Nancy to take her around some of the areas in Nashville she had not yet had a chance to become acquainted - being that upon her arrival here at The Graphic she hit the ground running and it's been non-stop ever since.
One of the neighborhoods I drove through explaining to her the rich history was the many streets that wind around the former school house, W.L. Greene.
As we drove up and down each and every street, I shared with her the story about Ms. Atsie Boddie's home where she operated a neighborhood candy store for children.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on May 23, 1968. The Girls' Auxiliary of Elm Grove Baptist Church held its coronation service with the theme "The World in our Hearts."