Hello readers, As StoryBoard navigates the next few chapters of our ongoing history of the Orpheum Theatre, we are inviting the memories of Memphians and…
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Finally, a Path to Conservancy for the Mid-South Coliseum
An announcement and a conversation give a Coliseum revival new hope In its most hopeful development to date, with the clearest path yet to solvency…
Read More Finally, a Path to Conservancy for the Mid-South ColiseumLuke Lea and the Tennesseans who tried to kidnap the Kaiser
“I’d have given a year’s pay to have been able to have taken Lea’s trip into Holland and to have entered the castle of Count…
Read More Luke Lea and the Tennesseans who tried to kidnap the KaiserTributes: Pat Halloran, “One Lucky Man”
I met Pat Halloran over the phone. The meeting was to talk about the Orpheum, a place and an era he held very near and…
Read More Tributes: Pat Halloran, “One Lucky Man”Memphis Author Festival: BookStock 2024
From the Memphis Public Library: Calling all bookworms, literary enthusiasts, and fun lovers! Mark your calendars for 2024 Bookstock the Memphis Area Authors’ Festival, celebrating 10 years of local talent. Join us…
Read More Memphis Author Festival: BookStock 2024APPROVED: Two Historic Properties to be added to the National Register
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…
Read More APPROVED: Two Historic Properties to be added to the National RegisterWhen it was The Malco: Hidden History of the Orpheum, Part II
On the occasion of its 95th birthday, Part II of our series on the History of the Orpheum To generations of Memphians, it was simply…
Read More When it was The Malco: Hidden History of the Orpheum, Part IIUnion Avenue Anthology. Introduction: Where have you gone, Union Avenue?
A History of Memphis’ Most Maligned Street INTRODUCTION Union Avenue. The very name strikes shudders and grumblings among drivers, pedestrians and business owners alike. Today’s…
Read More Union Avenue Anthology. Introduction: Where have you gone, Union Avenue?Catching Up with an Old Friend: A Pictorial Love Letter to The Pink Palace
words and pictures by Ken Billett Riding the escalator up to the mezzanine area on the second level, the Grind City Picks display filled a…
Read More Catching Up with an Old Friend: A Pictorial Love Letter to The Pink PalaceEchoes of History: ‘The Balcony Project’ at the Historic Orpheum Theatre
In a nod to truth in history and education, the Orpheum reopens its old “Colored Entrance” with The Balcony Project. Public tours open Monday It…
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