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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Category: Mythic Memphis
SB 30 Episode 57: Behind the treasures of DIGital Memphis, with Jamie Corson of the Memphis Public Libraries
“History’s not stuffy. And it’s not as far away as you think it is. And either looking at the images and wondering ‘where is this?’…
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Union Avenue Anthology. Part I, The Plan of Memphis: 1783-1827
A History of Memphis’ Most Maligned Street “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” William Faulkner’s famous line, from his 1951 novel Requiem…
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Union 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…
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SB 30 Episode 51: Memphis love, and Secrets, with Holly Whitfield
“Oh, yes. This is everybody’s favorite question. And also my favorite question to ask people as well. . . Mainly it is because the inspiration…
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Before LibertyLand: MEMORIES of the Old FAIRGROUNDS AMUSEMENT PARK
Nothing says summer like the Fairgrounds. And nothing says Memphis like the old Fairgrounds of Memphis memories, a perfect diversion during these challenging times as…
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