Lower Broadway called the 'Honky Tonk Highway' (Tootsie's Orchid Lounge)

Lower Broadway, the block anchored by venues such as Tootsie's Orchid Lounge at 422 Broadway, is popularly referred to as the "Honky Tonk Highway" because of its dense concentration of honky-tonk bars with live music. Tootsie's at 422 Broadway is one of the neighborhood's best-known establishments and is often invoked in local jokes about Nashville's nonstop live-music scene. The nickname is used in tourism, press, and everyday local speech.