Nashville West

[Drakonyx]

Does anyone remember a club called Nashville West up in Pinedale? Evidently, they broadcast a TV show on Saturday nights from the place in the late '60s or early '70s. Did this place end up becoming the Agape Club (Christian nightclub) later on?

[roland.jones559]

I believe your memory of Nashville West as the location of the Agape Club is correct. The building went from a tavern to a temple. The label "Nashville West" was used to describe the Old Fresno Barn and also the Country music scene in the Central Valley in the 40's and 50's, and became a popular name for Country music honky tonks and taverns all around the valley. Personally, I prefer that Nashville stays away from the West. It's just too formula driven for my tastes.

[sjvalleydave]

The Nashville West was where Babies R Us/Midas Muffler are now. Before El Paso St and on East side of Blackstone. The building was also The Zoo and Louie's Zoo. I guess it then became the Agape Club ( I don't remember it as that, just as a bar LOL)

[dhurt50]

Before it was demolished it was "The Agape Club" I played their when I was a member of a Christian Band in the 70's. Great place to play because the acoustics were superb.

[RoughRider1961]

My part-time job with Valley Patrol often involved handling security for the non-alcoholic "after hours" sessions at Nashville West.
Here's the scenario:
Close down the bar at 2 am
Everybody outside
Re-open the doors and check women's purses and do a pat-down of all the guys for booze and other things like guns, knives, etc.

Simple, right? Pat down a bunch of drunk cowboys?

I hated it when a plain clothes cop came through the line without a single word to tip me off that I would be finding a gun in a holster under his jacket. All I could do was hold on to the butt of his gun and pray that he had a badge to go with it.

All for minimum wage!