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In 2005, Federated Department Stores rebranded all of the Goldsmith's locations as Macy's. [2] This mall was home to the first Starbucks location in the state of Tennessee. The shop was closed in 2013 and relocated to the second level of Macy's. As of 2021 the mall hired The Woodmont Company to manage the property.
Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km). It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music.
The Club Paradise was a nightclub at 645 E. Georgia Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. It was a stop on the "Chitlin' Circuit," a selection of venues considered safe and acceptable for African-American entertainers in the era of racial segregation in the United States. [1] The Club Paradise was owned and operated by Sunbeam Mitchell from
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Construction of the facility began on April 15, 1963. [5] From its opening in October 1964, the Coliseum was the first racially desegregated facility in Memphis. [5] Unlike most facilities in Memphis, which largely hesitated to integrate following the 1963 Watson v, United States U.S. Supreme Court case regarding local segregation, [5] and which was also argued two days after construction ...
In 1965, Mitchell opened the Club Paradise at 645 E. Georgia Avenue in Memphis. He continued to run the Club Handy on the side until he purchased the building occupied by the Club Paradise in 1966. [11] Photographer Ernest Withers took some of his iconic images of Memphis nightlife at the Club Handy and the Club Paradise. [1]
MEMPHIS RESTAURANTS: Here are 6 new spots that opened in February and 3 that closed. Supperclub on 2nd — which has a menu that blends Southern flavors with traditional American influences — is ...
The Hippodrome was a music venue at 500 Beale Street in Memphis. The venue was opened in 1950 as a skating rink for African-Americans and later became a nightclub. [1] In 1955, the Hippodrome was reopened as the Club Ebony. In 1961, under new owners, it went back to being called the Hippodrome until its closure in 1968.