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John Elkington's involvement with the redevelopment of historic Beale Street in downtown Memphis began in 1982. After decades of decline and an ill-conceived urban renewal program that left the formerly vibrant area desolate and the street lined with empty, crumbling buildings, John Elkington agreed to lead the development and management of the massive project.
A notable Downtown Memphis restaurant has quietly exited the scene.. Penny’s Nitty Gritty in the Westin Memphis Beale Street Hotel is changing concepts. The hotel is already transitioning into ...
Beale Street in 1974 Beale Street in 2014 Rex Billiard Hall for Colored, Beale Street, 1939. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. Beale Street was created in 1841 by entrepreneur and developer Robertson Topp (1807–1876), who soon named it later in the decade for Edward Fitzgerald Beale, a military hero from the Mexican–American War.
4 East Memphis. 5 North Memphis. 6 Northeast. 7 South Memphis. ... Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... University Street Neighborhood; Northeast
This week's Mane Street Memphis covers updates on the sale of part of the old Commercial Appeal building and the Butler Row development on South Main. ... the parking lot at 597 Beale St.) for $3. ...
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The primary zip codes in this area are 38111, 38117, and 38157, including 38120 and 38119. [1] In 1950, the eastern boundary of Memphis was essentially the western boundary of what is today East Memphis. [2] By the mid-1960s, most of East Memphis inside the I-240 loop had been annexed by the city of Memphis. [3]
Downtown Memphis as seen from Poplar Avenue. Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis.