Episode 3044

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Tennessee Crossroads

September 24, 2017

Season 30 | Episode 44

On Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads takes a nostalgic trip to Elliston Place Soda Shop for a milk shake and some memories. Ken Wilshire visits a Clarksville couple who gave up the rat race to create Boothill Blades. Rob Wilds visits a museum in Maryville, which marks the history of Cades Cove. And finally, we recall a time when Nashville was home to a dinner train.

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Boothill Blades on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Boothill Blades

Clarksville, TN

Ken Wilshire visits a Clarksville couple who gave up the rat race to create Boothill Blades.

Elliston Place Soda Shop on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Elliston Place Soda Shop

Nashville, TN

There aren't many soda shops on the National Register of Historic Places. Then again, there aren't many soda shops like Elliston Place in Nashville. In its 78 years of business it's been a gathering spot for politicians and entertainers and featured in films and TV shows. But, as you're about to discover, one thing it hasn't seen much of is change. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.

Cades Cove Museum on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Cades Cove Museum

Maryville, TN

Rob Wilds visits a museum in Maryville, TN, which marks the history of Cades Cove and it's people.