City Cafe

113 East Main Street: City Café opened in 1900 on the south side of the Square. Though it has changed locations since then, it is ne of Murfreesboro’s older businesses. In October 1935, Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographer Ben Shahn traveled through Murfreesboro, taking photographs to document the effect of the Depression and, more importantly, the New Deal, on towns throughout the United States. Shahn took several pictures of the town square, including the City Café.