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A number of George Lee's speeches have been inserted into the Congressional Record, [1] and in 1973, Lee's portrait was hung in the Rotunda of the Tennessee State Capitol. [2] In 2006, construction began on "Lee's Landing Retail, Entertainment and Parking", in the Beale Street district of Memphis. A street in the area is also named in Lee's honor.
George Washington Lee (December 25, 1903 – May 7, 1955) was an African-American civil rights leader, minister, and entrepreneur. He was a vice president of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership and head of the Belzoni, Mississippi, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was assassinated in 1955 in ...
The Harsson-Goyer-Lee House (690 Adams, see photograph) was once the home of riverboat owner James Lee. It was expanded in 1871 by Charles Goyer, a founder of Union Planters Bank. [5] The Pillow-McIntyre House (ca. 1852) is a two-story Greek Revival home purchased in 1873 by Mexican War and Confederate General Gideon Pillow.
The museum is operated by the City of Memphis and Museums Inc. since 1987 and is part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums. [3] [4] In 2005, the Mallory–Neely House was closed to the public due to the need for expensive renovations and funding problems of the City of Memphis. [5] As of 2014 the house is open to the public. [6]
The W. C. Handy Theatre was located at 2355 Park Avenue in the Orange Mound neighborhood of southeast Memphis. [3] The 1,275-capacity theater cost $200,000 to build. [4] In the lobby, there was a milk bar for theater patrons and transient passers-by. [5] There was a stage for top African-American entertainers to perform at the venue. [6]
The James Lee House, also known as the Harsson-Goyer-Lee House, is a historic house at 690 Adams Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, together with the adjacent Woodruff-Fontaine House. The two houses are included in the Victorian Village historic district.
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Downtown Memphis is located on the banks of the Mississippi River. The Memphis Riverfront stretches from the Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park in the north to T. O. Fuller State Park in the south. The River Walk is a park system along the Mississippi River that connects the Mississippi River Greenbelt Park in the north to Tom Lee Park in the south.