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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.
English: The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz . The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee.
Alcy-Ball; Barton Heights; Boxtown; Bunker Hill; Coro Lake; Diamond Estates; Dixie Heights; Dukestown; Elliston Heights; Emerald Estates; French Fort; Gaslight Square
In Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe the U.S. Supreme Court finally saved the Old Forest from highway construction plans in 1971. In 1987, the Tennessee Department of Transportation deeded the 26-acre corridor back to the City of Memphis. In 2008, the Memphis Zoo clear-cut 4 acres (16,000 m 2) to make way for a new exhibit, Teton Trek ...
Memphis, Tennessee: Coordinates: Area: 100 acres (40 ha) Architectural style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals: NRHP reference No. 85000080 [1] Added to NRHP: January 11, 1985 [1]
The new cafe would be located at 2035 Madison Ave. near Overton Square at the Madison Lofts apartment complex. According to the permit application, the 2,014-square-foot store has an estimated ...
During Memphis' early period of growth in the mid-19th century, a few wealthy Memphians built grand, Victorian-style homes in what was then the outskirts of the city. The homes in Victorian Village were built from 1846 into the 1890s, and range in style from Neo-classical through Late Gothic Revival. [ 2 ]
Sherwood Forest is a neighborhood near the University District in eastern Memphis, Tennessee.It is located south of Normal Station and east of Orange Mound.Its boundaries are: Park Ave. (North), Rhodes Ave. (South), Getwell Rd. (East), S. Highland St., Radford Rd., and S. Prescott St (West).