In the year of its 50th anniversary, a look back at the headlines, development and lingering aftermath of the epic, 1971 Citizens to Preserve Overton…
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Your Memphis Memories: ‘It’s Too Late To Tinker’ With Expressway Route
Feature image from the Memphis Press-Scimitar editorial page on March 7, 1968, three years before the Supreme Court decision (Memphis Public Library) The focal point…
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A Park for the People
Brooks Lamb tells the history of Overton Park through the eyes of Memphians Originally published by Chapter16 February 21, 2019 By Aram Goudsouzian, for Chapter16.org…
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