As a follow-up to both the Neighborhood Improvement Plan and the establishment of the Memphis Landmarks Commission in 1975, the city embarked on a survey…
Read More Getting Central Gardens on the National Register “This Gracious Neighborhood”Author: Mark Fleischer
“Garbage Truck Kills 2 Crewmen” Starts the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike
“Packing Unit Is Apparently Activated By Accident, Crushes Employees” February 2, 1968 The Commercial Appeal reporter Joseph Thompson’s stark headline made the front page that…
Read More “Garbage Truck Kills 2 Crewmen” Starts the Memphis Sanitation Workers StrikeMemphis and Central Gardens During The Preservation Era
Twenty-five years ago, in April of 1993, the Central Gardens Neighborhood gained unanimous approval from the Memphis City Council in becoming the city’s ninth Historic…
Read More Memphis and Central Gardens During The Preservation Era2017 – A Year of Re-Boots and Men Behaving Badly
Facebook posts and other digital year-end statements have shown a common theme in New Year’s resolutions. “My New Year’s resolution for 2018,” they say, “is…
Read More 2017 – A Year of Re-Boots and Men Behaving BadlyA Decades-Long Gift From Central Gardens
Last December the Central Gardens communications committee sat down to discuss how they might honor the upcoming 2017 year, which would mark the 50th anniversary…
Read More A Decades-Long Gift From Central GardensCentral Gardens – A Neighborhood Constitution
A Neighborhood Constitution An early thanks for Thanksgiving, it came into my hands from the hands of a friend and fellow board member. “You might…
Read More Central Gardens – A Neighborhood ConstitutionEric Janssen: He Lived A Great Story
Eric Paul Janssen. Nov 6, 1972 – Oct 16, 2017 Time-wise I didn’t know Eric Janssen very long. But how long you knew Eric didn’t…
Read More Eric Janssen: He Lived A Great StoryMemphis Knows Storytellers, Storytellers Love Memphis
From the start, the concept of bringing together Memphis history enthusiasts (and fanatics like me) and spotlighting their talents has been a central idea of…
Read More Memphis Knows Storytellers, Storytellers Love MemphisDistrict Should Vote For Protection
Guest Editorial by Mark Fleischer, Guest Columnist Thursday evening, the Cooper-Young Community Association will conduct a neighborhood vote on its application to create a new…
Read More District Should Vote For ProtectionWhy Cooper-Young Needs to Landmark – And Now
This Thursday, August 24, residents and community leaders of the Cooper-Young neighborhood will convene to cast their votes for or against an application for inclusion…
Read More Why Cooper-Young Needs to Landmark – And Now