If a wood floor could talk, imagine the stories the tongue-and-groove stage at Nashville's renowned Wildhorse Saloon would tell about the musicians who've given such memorable performances on it over the past 20 years: Waylon Jennings, Garth Brooks, Etta James, Ringo Starr, Charlie Daniels, Little Jimmy Dickens, Ace Frehley, The Zac Brown Band and more.
Rick Springfield played two nights at The Wildhorse in February, and George Thorogood & The Destroyers stopped by in March.
A converted three-story warehouse, The Wildhorse Saloon opened in 1994 as a 66,000-square-foot live-music and dance venue, with the top two levels overlooking the 1,055-square-foot stage and a 3,750-square-foot dance floor.
"Hardwood flooring was the natural choice," says David Minnigan, principal/senior designer at Earl Swensson Associates Inc., the Nashville architectural firm that designed the venue two decades ago. "The owner wanted the venue's flooring to have a patina, rather than look overly fresh and new. Even after 20 years of use, the original hardwood flooring has weathered well and has the appearance of a comfortable pair of jeans."
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Photo courtesy of The Wildhorse Saloon
