Beginning as an open floodway and transformed to an underground drainage system, Gayoso Bayou has become one of Memphis’s hidden waterways. “Bayou” can either refer…
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Feeding a Movement: Interview with Suzanne Cope
Suzanne Cope profiles Black women who used food to fight for freedom By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org originally published January 12, 2022 We often associate the civil…
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Dateline: Memphis November 1931 – January 1932
This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue I of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in November 2021, page 13. ____________________ By G. Wayne Dowdy Your correspondent reports…
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Memories of Christmas Magic in Memphis’s Court Square
Today, Memphians have several beloved ways to celebrate the holiday season, from Starry Nights, Zoo Lights, and Holiday Wonders at the Garden, to visiting Santa…
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Memphis Ford Plant: Back to the Future
Ford Motor Company recently announced plans to build its Blue Oval City manufacturing plant at the Megasite of West Tennessee, a $5.6 billion investment on…
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Memphis Vexillology: The Case Of The Municipal Flag
Close your eyes. Can you picture the flag of the City of Memphis? Did you come up with anything? Did you even know that the…
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Swift Peter: Frights in the Night
The Dark Intentions of Midtown’s Cryptid The Pacific Northwest has Sasquatch, Scotland has Nessie, and Midtown Memphis, for a few weeks in February 1927, had…
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StoryBoard announces the A. Schwab Project: A Complete History
StoryBoard embarks on its most ambitious project to-date with a complete history and archive of Memphis’ most enduring and famous store Both from original content…
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The Historic Hotel Metropolitan in Paducah, Kentucky
Beginning with Paducah’s Hotel Metropolitan, Ken Billett’s new travel column takes us to historically significant places within a weekend’s drive from Memphis Words and photos…
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Ida B. Wells presence in Memphis
Courtesy of our good friend Jimmy Ogle: With the July 16 ceremony unveiling the bronze statue in her likeness, Ida B. Wells reclaims her place…
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