The National Register designation of two local historic properties approved by the Memphis Landmarks Commission were approved this week by the State Review board of…
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Author: Preservation Board
Local Treasure: The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel
On the day of his birthday, January 15 is the day we reflect on the legacy of the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Here…
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100 N. Main Renovations Looking Up: EDGE Approves $5 Million in Funds
EDGE Announces New Incentives, Fosters Progress Through Strategic Partnerships This week, the EDGE Board approved a $5 million loan as part of the overall capital…
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Porter Leath’s Home Finds Partner to Preserve Historic Orphanage Buildings
Porter Leath Home, the longtime supporting organization of Porter-Leath, recently completed the sale of its historic Manassas campus buildings to the Memphis and Shelby County…
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Your Memphis Memories: ‘It’s Too Late To Tinker’ With Expressway Route
Feature image from the Memphis Press-Scimitar editorial page on March 7, 1968, three years before the Supreme Court decision (Memphis Public Library) The focal point…
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A Vision for the Nylon Net Building, #7 Vance
UPDATED 11/10: With a demolition permit now filed, StoryBoard joins the building’s former owner to discuss the building and imagines possible re-uses for it UPDATED:…
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De-Listed = De-Struction: Investment in the Pinch Must Utilize What’s Left of Its Past
Just one more demolition threatens the entire district – and the investments of developers eligible for tax credits waiting to improve or stabilize their properties.…
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Off the Endangered List: A Decade of Progress in Historic Preservation
As we close out 2019, we take a look back at the historic structures that have been saved and repurposed since the dire days, post-2008…
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