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Elvis Presley and Bernard Lansky in 1956. Lansky Bros. was started in 1946 at 126 Beale Street in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It started as a store that sold leftover Army supplies from World War II, Bernard took advantage of the elevating Beale Street music scene and looked to provide clothing for the typical characters of Beale who wanted to dress dapper.
Current Service Merchandise catalogs were placed on stands in strategic locations throughout the store to allow customers to shop for items not on display. When ready to place their orders, customers would take the order form to a clerk, who would submit the order to the store's stockroom via his computer-terminal cash register, as well as take ...
The "Panda Pals" Program – the campaign was designed to benefit animal care, conservation and research at the Memphis Zoo. Customers at the 182 Fred's stores located in a 200-mile radius of the zoo generously donated during the annual event. [23] Since it began in 2003, the Panda Pal program has contributed more than $750,000 to the Memphis ...
Fast approaching their 40th anniversary, Atlanta-based folk rock act Drivin N Cryin are returning to the road this summer and will stop in Midtown Memphis for a show at Lafayette’s Music Room.
Vehicles on display include an International Harvester garbage truck in an exhibit on the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike that brought King to Memphis, James Earl Ray's 1966 white Ford Mustang, a 1968 Cadillac and 1959 Dodge parked outside the motel, a re-creation of the burned shell of a Greyhound bus used by Freedom Riders, and a bus ...
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,990. [2] Its county seat is Somerville. [3] The county was named after the Marquis de la Fayette, French hero of the American Revolution. [4]
Wanderlust Coffee Roasters is located at 835 Main St. in downtown Lafayette. The shop has one of the largest linear square-footages on Main Street, Wanderlust owner Walt Cornelius said.
Debris from the mall, in the form of insulating foam, was scattered all over the Memphis area, following the storm path northeastward at least 15 miles (24 km) to the Wolfchase area. World Overcomers Ministries eventually purchased the mall from its former owners, signaling their intent to reopen Hickory Ridge.