Radio Days
By Robert Lanier, While young people today may not know that an old-time radio was once like a piece of furniture in virtually every household,…
1585 Central Ave: A House, And A City Council, At Odds With History, Part I
2018 marks Central Garden’s twenty-fifth year as a Historic Overlay District under the jurisdictional protections of the Memphis Landmarks Commission. For this two-part installment, we…
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Evolution Of Madison At McLean
The week of March 19, 2018, the Midtown Nursery and the old Idlewild Theater were razed to pave way for a proposed mid-city-type 5-story apartment…
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Getting Central Gardens on the National Register “This Gracious Neighborhood”
As a follow-up to both the Neighborhood Improvement Plan and the establishment of the Memphis Landmarks Commission in 1975, the city embarked on a survey…
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“Garbage Truck Kills 2 Crewmen” Starts the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike
“Packing Unit Is Apparently Activated By Accident, Crushes Employees” February 2, 1968 The Commercial Appeal reporter Joseph Thompson’s stark headline made the front page that…
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Memphis and Central Gardens During The Preservation Era
Twenty-five years ago, in April of 1993, the Central Gardens Neighborhood gained unanimous approval from the Memphis City Council in becoming the city’s ninth Historic…
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2017 – A Year of Re-Boots and Men Behaving Badly
Facebook posts and other digital year-end statements have shown a common theme in New Year’s resolutions. “My New Year’s resolution for 2018,” they say, “is…
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A Decades-Long Gift From Central Gardens
Last December the Central Gardens communications committee sat down to discuss how they might honor the upcoming 2017 year, which would mark the 50th anniversary…
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Central Gardens – A Neighborhood Constitution
A Neighborhood Constitution An early thanks for Thanksgiving, it came into my hands from the hands of a friend and fellow board member. “You might…
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Eric Janssen: He Lived A Great Story
Eric Paul Janssen. Nov 6, 1972 – Oct 16, 2017 Time-wise I didn’t know Eric Janssen very long. But how long you knew Eric didn’t…
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Memphis Knows Storytellers, Storytellers Love Memphis
From the start, the concept of bringing together Memphis history enthusiasts (and fanatics like me) and spotlighting their talents has been a central idea of…
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