A History of Memphis’ Most Maligned Street INTRODUCTION Union Avenue. The very name strikes shudders and grumblings among drivers, pedestrians and business owners alike. Today’s…
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This story was originally published in October, 2017 Directly north of Central Gardens, Union Avenue has for generations served as its de facto Main Street.…
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A debate as old as the area itself, defining its geographic borders remains as elusive as ever (Originally written in the fall of 2018; updated…
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Ford Motor Company recently announced plans to build its Blue Oval City manufacturing plant at the Megasite of West Tennessee, a $5.6 billion investment on…
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Planning leaders discuss the rezoning of this auto-centric corridor and new approaches to improving livability along major commercial thoroughfares like Lamar, including Summer and Union…
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A History of Memphis’ Most Maligned Street “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” William Faulkner’s famous line, from his 1951 novel Requiem…
Read More Union Avenue Anthology. Part I, The Plan of Memphis: 1783-1827
By Mark Fleischer “The corner store has a mythic place in our view of American cities. Mythic because, in most cities, they exist only in…
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Profile #2 in StoryBoard’s look at progress in historic preservation over the last decade HISTORIC PRESERVATION By Charlie Lambert Usually referred to as the Nineteenth…
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Cover photo by Fred Toma. NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD Idlewild’s Expansion Affirms Commitment to Community, Once Again By Margot Payne Midtown, Before Midtown When you think of…
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By Dane Forlines If your spell checker is like mine, “walkability” will usually be underscored with a squiggly red line. You won’t find it in…
Read More What do we mean when we talk about “Walkability?”