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The Overton Park Shell was built in 1936 by the City of Memphis and the Works Progress Administration for $11,935, as part of the New Deal. Designed by architect Max Furbringer, it was modeled after similar shells in Chicago, New York, and St. Louis. The WPA built 27 band shells; the Overton Park Shell is one of only a few that still remain.
Overton Park Shell (formerly Levitt Shell), June 2009. The Overton Park Shell (formerly Levitt Shell, Shell Theater, and Memphis Open Air Theater) is an open-air amphitheater and museum located in Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis Presley gave his first paid concert there on July 30, 1954.
Sierra Ferrell will headline the Overton Park Shell's Shell Yeah! benefit concert on Aug. 24. For the Shell Yeah! concerts, gates will open at 5:30 p.m. with the shows starting at 6:30.
More than 50 Memphis restaurants will participate in the 2024 Downtown Dining Week, serving up a variety of special deals. Downtown Dining Week 2024: The complete list of Memphis restaurants that ...
Major Memphis parks include W.C. Handy Park, Riverfront Park, Tom Lee Park, Audubon Park, Overton Park including the Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park, the Lichterman Nature Center - a nature learning center and the Memphis Botanic Garden. Shelby Farms park, located at the eastern edge of the city, is one of the largest urban parks in America.
The Guest House at Graceland hotel is just a five-minute walk from the Graceland Mansion and home to two on-site restaurants, a theatre and an outdoor pool and bar. Four more must-visit Memphis ...
Cooper Street, which connects Overton Park to the Overton Square, Idlewild, Lenox and Cooper-Young neighborhoods; Cleveland Street, which runs through the Crosstown neighborhood. Midtown Memphis is connected to the Medical District and downtown via the Madison Avenue trolley line, with a park and ride station at Cleveland Street. [5]
The restaurateur, who also owns Local on Main, recently closed the Clover Club in Downtown Memphis to focus on Madison Tavern at 2126 Madison Ave. in Overton Square.