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Historic Preservation History

I. The Preservation Era Arrives, Finally, In Memphis

Mark Fleischer October 3, 2019 No Comments Blight Federal Highway Funds Great Depression Historic Preservation Interstate Highway Act of 1956 Memphis Fights Blight Memphis Housing Authority Memphis Steam Laundry National Historic Preservation Act Preservation Progressive Era Slum Clearance Suburbs The Housing Act of 1954 Union Station Urban Renewal Vieux Carre Commission White Flight

Memphis Historic Preservation Part I: The Slums & White Flight By Mark Fleischer “We’re late. There’s not much left to save. There has been a…

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Opinion

Why you should care about the demolition of 3375 Summer Avenue

Dane Forlines July 6, 2019 1 Comment 3375 Summer Ave Adaptive Reuse Memphis National Street Preservation Restoration Summer Avenue The Heights

I heard someone say that nearly everyone in the neighborhood had, at one time or another, some dream for that building. On March 13, 2019,…

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