Clayborn Reborn From the Archives: Originally published in May, 2019 By Margot Payne Sometimes it takes decay, or the near total loss of a tangible…
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The Orpheum Welcomes Back the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
Free Limited Capacity Homecoming Event on November 19 MEMPHIS, TN – After over a year of undergoing a complete restoration by JL Weiler Inc. in…
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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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SB 30 Episode 56: The fate of the Highland Heights United Methodist Church
Our conversation with Dane Forlines and Fred Morton Feature photo courtesy of Brantley Ellzey “Private wealth and public poverty . . . the notion is…
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Painted & Tainted: A primer on why painting exposed brick is often a No-No
Also, solid advice for homeowners on alternatives to painting brick when that newer brick doesn’t quite match the older By Mark Fleischer One is painted…
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SB 30 Episode 40: The Future of the Mid-South Coliseum, with Marvin Stockwell and Chooch Pickard of the Coliseum Coalition
Is 2020 the year when we will see an indoor event in the Mid-South Coliseum? The Coliseum has been empty since 2006, when “Memphis was…
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Central Gardens’ Historic Inventory to be Updated for a New Decade
A long-overdue update to the National Historic Register for the Central Gardens Historic District to begin in 2020 HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION By Mark Fleischer “I…
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Off the Endangered List: The Clayborn Temple
Profile #4 in StoryBoard’s look at progress in historic preservation over the last decade HISTORIC PRESERVATION By Charlie Lambert In 2015, the historic and deteriorating…
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Off the Endangered List: The Tennessee Brewery, Saved by Suds
Profile #3 in StoryBoard’s look at progress in historic preservation over the last decade HISTORIC PRESERVATION By Gordon Alexander It could be said that it…
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