NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — In a collaboration between the Ryman Auditorium and Nashville Downtown Partnership, a new crosswalk pays tribute to the Ryman's famous stained glass windows. The crosswalk goes between the Fifth + Broadway shopping center and the Ryman.

As the work was underway Monday, I asked people passing by their memories of the Ryman. Some were from just up the street like Ellen Dodge.

"Oh. Yeah. It's like my living room!" she said of the Ryman.

Some traveled a little further like Derek Aitken.

"Ontario, Canada," he said. "Sarah Silverman was here, and Maggie Rose."

"Chris Isaak, Little Feet, Leon Bridges," Dodge said, naming the acts she'd seen at the Ryman. "It's, like, a church. It's historic."

"I had a great time down here," Aitken said. "Loved it. They treat you li

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