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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Tag: World War II
The End of WW II
By Robert A. Lanier I am certain that everyone who is old enough remembers what they were doing when they learned that World War II…
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Victory House in Court Square: WWII in Memphis
On the evening of May 13, 1942, a bugler called Assembly in front of a small house in Downtown Memphis’s Court Square. The Bartlett High…
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Memphis Ford Plant: Back to the Future
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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The Tall but True Tale of Private Homer Pease, veteran of WWII & Vietnam
For Veterans’ Day, an East Tennessee kid who served in two wars By John Mathews Normally I confine myself to compelling tales specific to Memphis…
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Wayne Dowdy’s Dateline: Memphis, September 30, 2020
By G. Wayne Dowdy Your correspondent reflects on the differences and similarities between the Covid-19 pandemic and World War II in another letter to Colonel…
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MEMPHIS MIDDLE NEIGHBORHOODS: Moving the Needle in the Right Places
NPI | POLICY BRIEFS By Austin Harrison For decades now local governments across America have been hesitant to target neighborhood and housing resources into the…
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