A House And A City Council At Odds With History, Part II
“We’re completely outraged…” It was the summer of 1992. For Midtowners who had quietly filed out of council chambers after a July 28 meeting at…
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District Should Vote For Protection
Guest Editorial by Mark Fleischer, Guest Columnist Thursday evening, the Cooper-Young Community Association will conduct a neighborhood vote on its application to create a new…
Why Cooper-Young Needs to Landmark – And Now
This Thursday, August 24, residents and community leaders of the Cooper-Young neighborhood will convene to cast their votes for or against an application for inclusion…
1726 Madison Ave, Memphis – An Unexpected Entertainment Connection
History can surprise us. And Memphis is one of those places whose history can reveal connections that are downright head-shaking. Every dive into Memphis history…
Landmarking, Preserving, and Conserving Neighborhoods
This month, in honor of the upcoming Home and Garden Tour September 10, Central Gardens is exploring the dual efforts in the 1980s and 90s…
A Storm For Memphis’ Memorial Day Weekend
Two weeks ago Memphis was waking up to a disaster. The morning light – the only light many of us had – revealed the full…
New Waring Sewer System Salvages The Future
By Aaron Klimek, with Mark Fleischer (a version of this story appears in May’s Central Gardens eNews) This month’s newsletter references the Standard History of Memphis,…
The 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…
A segregated education in 1950’s Memphis
Adapted from Woodson J. Savage III’s Savage Family Tree, a true story of growing up in a segregated West Tennessee town By Woody J. Savage…
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