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Part II – Wm C ELLIS & SONS, Memphis, Tenn
This is the second photo essay in a series chronicling an important piece of Memphis history. Crossing Peabody, past a vast and soulless parking lot,…
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Aaron James’ Memphis, A Family Perspective
This is the first in a series, chronicling Memphian Aaron James’ journey in tracing his Memphis family roots. The family I had spent the first…
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Wm C Ellis & Sons Building, Memphis, Tenn
This is the first in a series chronicling an important piece of Memphis history while it still lasts. Driving – or better yet, walking –…
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Central Gardens’ History – Celebrating Fifty Years as a Neighborhood Association
(A version of this appears in the Central Gardens January Newsletter ) 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Central Gardens Neighborhood Association. And for their…
Read More Central Gardens’ History – Celebrating Fifty Years as a Neighborhood AssociationThe Battle For The Street: Madison Avenue
“Madison is one of the last, walkable streets of its kind that we have left.” That’s what June West of Memphis Heritage told me when…
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