This is a list of neighborhoods in Memphis, TN Memphis . Downtown Memphis, Tennessee Downtown Central Business District, Memphis Central Business District South Main Arts District, Memphis South Main Arts District Medical District, Memphis Medical District Harbor Town, Memphis Harbor Town Victorian Village, Memphis Victorian Village Warehouse District, Memphis Warehouse District Uptown, Memphis Uptown Pinch District, Memphis Pinch District Midtown, Memphis Midtown Rozelle Cooper Young, Memphis Cooper Young Evergreen, Memphis Evergreen Crosstown Lenox, Memphis Lenox Annesdale East Memphis, Memphis East Memphis Sherwood Forest, Memphis Sherwood Forest Balmoral Chickasaw Gardens Colonial Acres Galloway Gardens River Oaks White Station North Memphis Klondyke, Memphis Klondyke Douglas, Memphis Douglas Frayser, Memphis Frayser Hollywood, Memphis Hollywood New Chicago Scutterfeld Hyde Park Smokey City University Street Neighborhood Northeast Raleigh, Memphis Raleigh Binghampton, Memphis Binghampton Berryhill Bridgewater Cordova, Memphis Cordova Countrywood Eads, Tennessee Eads Fisherville Pisgah Sycamore View Wolfchase, Memphis Wolfchase South Memphis Westwood, Memphis, Tennessee Westwood Riverside, South Memphis Riverside Whitehaven, Memphis Whitehaven French Fort Lakeview Gardens Boxtown Walker Homes Mallory Heights Coro Lake Southeast Capleville, Tennessee Capleville Fox Meadows Hickory Hill, Memphis Hickory Hill Castalia Riverdale Orange Mound, Memphis Orange Mound Parkway Village Memphis Parkway Village Southwind Oakhaven Category Lists of neighborhoods in U.S. cities Memphis Category Neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee ... more details
LDS Temple MemphisTennessee Temple format Infobox LDS Temple The MemphisTennessee Temple is the 80th operating Temple LDS Church temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints . Ground was broken for the MemphisTennessee Temple on 16 January 1999. The temple in Memphis, TennesseeMemphis serves more than 20,000 members in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in TennesseeTennessee , The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Arkansas Arkansas , The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Mississippi Mississippi , and Missouri . On April 23, 2000 President James E. Faust dedicated the building for its religious use. The MemphisTennessee Temple has a total floor area of convert 10700 sqft m2 , two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms. Stakes in Temple District The MemphisTennessee Temple serves the following Stakes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Arkansas Arkansas Stakes Little Rock Arkansas The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Tennessee Stakes MemphisTennessee The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Tennessee Mississippi Stakes MemphisTennessee North The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints ... Official MemphisTennessee Temple page http www.ldschurchtemples.com memphisMemphisTennessee Temple page List LDS Temple USA East Category 20th century Latter Day Saint temples Category Bartlett, Tennessee Category Places of worship in Tennessee Category Religious buildings completed in 2000 Category Buildings and structures in Shelby County, Tennessee Category Latter Day Saint movement in Tennessee ... de MemphisTennessee eo Templo de Memphis io Templo Mormona en Memphis pt Templo de Memphis ... The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Tennessee The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day ... 2010 jul 13 a decade of devotion A decade of devotion u published by Memphis Commercial Appeal . Last accessed 15 March 2011. u Second temple adds to Tennessee peace u 27 May 2000 published by Deseret ... more details
File Nurses.gif thumb Early nursing class in MemphisMemphis, Tennessee is home to a range of public ... area is served by the Memphis City Schools system, the Shelby County Schools Tennessee ... affiliations. Major post secondary institutions include the Southwest Tennessee Community College , the University of Memphis , Christian Brothers University , Rhodes College and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center . Private schools Multicol Bishop Byrne High School Memphis, Tennessee Bishop Byrne High School Briarcrest Christian School Christian Brothers High School Memphis, Tennessee Christian Brothers High School Concord Academy Memphis Concord Academy Evangelical Christian School First Assembly Christian School Hutchison School Multicol break Harding Academy Memphis Harding Academy Immaculate Conception Cathedral High School Memphis, Tennessee Immaculate Conception ... College of Health Sciences . History main History of Memphis, Tennessee The Memphis Training School ... nursing about 20the 20college history.php University of TennesseeMemphis Website School of Nursing ... States. ref http www.utmem.edu dentistry University of TennesseeMemphis Dentistry Website ref The The Christian ... Commons category references TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee DEFAULTSORT Education In Memphis, Tennessee Category Education in Memphis, Tennessee ... Yeshiva of the South MHA FYOS Memphis Catholic High School Multicol break Memphis Jewish High School Memphis University School http www.pdsmemphis.org Presbyterian Day School PDS Saint Benedict .... Mary s Episcopal School Westminster Academy Tennessee Multicol end Colleges and universities Baptist College of Health Sciences Christian Brothers University LeMoyne Owen College Memphis College of Art Rhodes College formerly Southwestern at Memphis Southern College of Optometry Southwest Tennessee Community College Union University Germantown campus University of Memphis formerly Memphis State University ... more details
infobox shopping mall shopping mall name Southland Mall image caption Memphis s Own location Elvis Presley Blvd at E. Shelby Drive, Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, TN , United States USA opening date developer manager Urban Retail Properties owner Southland Mall Shopping Center LLC number of stores 60 stores number of anchors 2 floor area square feet br Gross leasable area GLA floors 1 website small http www.southlandmallmemphis.com small Southland Mall is a regional shopping mall in the South Memphis neighborhood of Whitehaven . It was built in 1966, becoming the first enclosed mall in the Mid South. It is managed and co owned by Urban Retail Properties. There are over 60 stores and 2 anchors include Macy s originally Goldsmith s and Sears . Anchors Sears Macy s See also List of shopping malls in the United States Tennessee List of shopping malls in Tennessee External links http www.southlandmallmemphis.com Southland Mall Memphis shopping centers coord 35 1 9.3 N 90 1 19.0 W region US display title Category Shopping malls in Tennessee Category Buildings and structures in Memphis, Tennessee Category Visitor attractions in Memphis, Tennessee US mall stub ... more details
for other schools with similar names Siena College disambiguation unreferenced date July 2008 Siena College was a private, Roman Catholic Catholic college located in Memphis, Tennessee . It was established by Dominican Order Dominican nun s in 1922 as St. Agnes College, the first Catholic women s college in the Diocese of Nashville and in the Memphis metro area. Initially, the campus housed a Kindergarten through twelfth grade girls school and the college. It was the first college in Memphis to offer adult evening courses. In 1939, the St. Agnes Academy Memphis, Tennessee Saint Agnes Academy moved to a new campus where it remains , and the name of St. Agnes College was changed to Siena College. The college eventually was moved to its own new campus on Poplar Avenue in 1953 where it was known for excellence in education until it closed in 1972. Despite not officially merging with another Catholic college in Memphis, Christian Brothers University , CBU did change from being an all male college to a coeducational institution in 1972. Many Siena students became the first female students at CBU. Tennessee university stub coord missing Tennessee Category Defunct universities and colleges in Tennessee Category Christian Brothers University Category Defunct Roman Catholic universities and colleges in the United States Category Universities and colleges in Tennessee Category Educational institutions established in 1922 Category Educational institutions disestablished in 1972 Category Universities and colleges in Memphis, Tennessee ... more details
Tennessee Trust building was among downtown Memphis first skyscrapers. The building s architects, the firm ... Memphis Heritage George Mahan Architect of the Rich and Fancy ref The Tennessee Trust Building was added ...Infobox nrhp name Tennessee Trust Building image MadisonHotelFront.jpg caption The Madison Hotel in Downtown Memphis. location 81 Madison Ave., Memphis, Tennessee lat degrees 35 lat minutes 8 lat seconds 42 lat direction N long degrees 90 long minutes 3 long seconds 12 long direction W locmapin Tennessee area built 1906 architect Shaw,George M. Pfeil,Charles O. architecture Skyscraper added December 09, 1982 governing body Private refnum 82001732 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The Madison Hotel ref http www.madisonhotelmemphis.com Website of the Madison Hotel in Downtown Memphis ref is a luxury boutique hotel in Downtown Memphis , Tennessee , United States , that is housed in the historic former Tennessee Trust Bank building. History Image Madison avenue Memphis.jpg thumb left View west on Madison ... as the Madison Hotel gym. The scroll pattern on the west facade of the Tennessee Trust Building is visible on other downtown Memphis buildings from the era designed by Shaw & Pfeil. For instance, the firm s Memphis Fire Engine House 1 1910 and the Memphis Police Station 1911 are on the National ... memphis tn usa Emporis Memphis High Rise Buildings ref Renovation Image MadisonHotelFacadeMemphisLaw.jpg thumb left 200px Awning of Madison Hotel, with Cecil C. Humphreys The University of Memphis ... by Conde Nast Traveler and Travel Leisure. ref http www.bizjournals.com memphis stories 2006 01 02 daily9.html Memphis Business Journal Madison Hotel Recognized as One of World s Best Hotels ref References commons cat Tennessee Trust Building reflist 2 External links http www.madisonhotelmemphis.com Official website National Register of Historic Places Memphis, Tennessee Category Hotels in Memphis, Tennessee Category National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee ... more details
Memphis is located in southwestern Tennessee at coord 35 7 3 N 89 58 16 W type city . GR 1 The city ... of Memphis It is the regional hub for a tri state area of Arkansas , Mississippi and Tennessee. The city center is located on the Mississippi river at the site of the History of Memphis, Tennessee .... These are Downtown Memphis, Tennessee Downtown , Midtown, Memphis Midtown , North Memphis ... Downtown Memphis, Tennessee Downtown East Memphis, Memphis East Memphis Evergreen, Memphis Evergreen Frayser, Memphis Frayser Glenview Historic District Memphis, Tennessee Glenview td td Harbor ... reflist 30em TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee Category Geography of Memphis, Tennessee ...Use mdy dates date September 2011 Image Memphis Shelby.png right 300px thumb Location in Shelby County, Tennessee Shelby County and the state of Tennessee The City of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis is located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River in the southwest corner of Tennessee . It is the regional hub for a tri state area of Arkansas , Mississippi and Tennessee. Shelby County is located over four natural aquifer s, one of which is recognized as the Memphis sand aquifer or simply as the Memphis ... 380 km of water. Memphis has a humid subtropical climate , with four distinct seasons. The summer ... south of the mouth of the Wolf River Tennessee Wolf River . According to the United States Census ... to the west. Interstate 55 approaches the city from the south and connects with Interstate 240 Tennessee Interstate 240 , which completes the loop around central Memphis with I 40, and also leaves to the west ... of http www.usends.com 70 79 078 078.html U.S. Highway 78 begins in Memphis on Linden Avenue at the intersection of 2nd Street. As it leaves Memphis, US 78 follows Lamar Avenue, historically known ... Tower Memphis, TN Clark Tower Executive Suites td td align center 32 td td align center 400 td td ... center 365 td td align center 111 td tr table Sections and suburbs See also Memphis metropolitan ... more details
Image Memphis skyline pyramid.jpg thumb 300px View from Tom Lee Park , with the Memphis skyline atop the Chickasaw Bluff 2006 Downtown Memphis, Tennessee is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee ... to the south and I 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis . It is home to the Memphis Redbirds , the AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals , and the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team. History Main History of Memphis, Tennessee Image Riverboats at Memphis.jpg thumb right The Memphis river landing ... Building Exchange Building, Memphis Morgan Keegan Tower First Tennessee Bank Building Pyramid Arena Peabody Hotel Madison Hotel Memphis, Tennessee Madison Hotel FedExForum Central Station Memphis Central ... , AutoZone Park , Peabody Place Memphis, Tennessee Peabody Place and The Peabody Hotel . Districts ... Memphis, Tennessee Madison Hotel Image St Marys Episcopal Cathedral Memphis.JPG St. Mary s Episcopal ... Memphis Downtowner Magazine coord 35.1389 90.0575 display title Memphis, Tennessee Category Neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee Category Central business districts in the United States ... the Mississippi river. The founders of Memphis dedicated the riverfront to the public now and forever ... river.freshbits.com library 2000 05 on memphis waterfront master plan must.html Clubb, Deborah M. On the Memphis Waterfront Master Plan Must Account for What the Founders Wanted A Public Promenade Commercial Appeal, Sunday, May 21, 2000. ref The explosion of the SS Sultana in 1865 near Memphis is one ... in the Victorian Village, Memphis Victorian Village neighborhood. Other historic homes include ..., the Memphis Downtown Airport was opened on Mud Island, Memphis Mud Island , which at that time was called ... Beverly G. authorlink coauthors Sherman, Janann title Memphis In Black & White publisher Arcadia Publishing year 2003 location Memphis url http history.memphis.edu faculty books.html doi id isbn ... Avenue, ending with the University of Memphis, School of Law Customs House 1906 The Downtown ... more details
Memphis, Tennessee is governed by a mayor and thirteen city council members, six elected at large from ... by Bill Frist . Much of east Memphis is in the Tennessee s 7th congressional district 7th District ..., the Memphis, TennesseeMemphis City Beautiful Commission is the oldest beautification project ... cat references TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee DEFAULTSORT Government Of Memphis, Tennessee Category Memphis metropolitan area Category Government of Memphis, Tennessee ..., seven with one representative each and two districts with three representatives each. Memphis Mayor seealso List of mayors of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis mayors serve four year terms. ref http www.voteformemphis.com uploads sites 102 electionguide.pdf ref The current Mayor of Memphis is A C Wharton ... name CA1 Alex Doniach, http www.commercialappeal.com news 2009 oct 15 new mayor memphis will be elected tonight A C Wharton wins with 60 percent of vote turnout less than 25 percent , Memphis Commercial ... had served as County executive mayor of Shelby County, Tennessee . The previous mayor, Dr. W. W ... as Mayor. He was elected for the first time in 1991 and became Memphis first elected African American mayor. ref http www.cityofmemphis.org framework.aspx?page 22 Dr. Willie W. Herenton, Mayor of Memphis ... for 12 years as the superintendent of Memphis City Schools . Consolidation efforts In recent years, there has been discussion of the potential of a merger of Shelby County, Tennessee Shelby County and Memphis into a metropolitan government , similar to that in Nashville, Tennessee Nashville . Racial polarization Memphis politics have been very racially and ideologically polarized for many years. Most ... in Memphis black politics is the Ford family of funeral directors, whose political prominence ... most of Memphis in the United States House of Representatives U.S. House from 1975 to 1997. His brother, John Ford Tennessee politician John , was a Tennessee State Senate state senator for 30 years ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Shrine Building nrhp type image caption location 66 Monroe Ave., Memphis, Tennessee lat degrees 35 lat minutes 8 lat seconds 40 lat direction N long degrees 90 long minutes 3 long seconds 16 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Tennessee built 1923 architect Hanker & Cairns Jones & Furbringer architecture governing body Private refnum 79002479 ref name nris NRISref version 2010a ref The Shrine Building in downtown Memphis downtown Memphis, Tennessee was built in 1923 to serve as the headquarters of the Al Chymia Shrine, a group of Shriners . ref name condo It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ref name nris It was converted to apartment s in 1981 and was converted again in 2005 to house 75 condominium apartments. ref name condo Jane Roberts, http www.highbeam.com doc 1G1 132723645.html Shrine Building is going condo , Memphis Commercial Appeal , May 24, 2005 ref ref http www.memphisdailynews.com editorial Article.aspx?id 28355 Turley Begins Shrine Building Conversion , Memphis Daily News , Tuesday, June 21, 2005 ref ref Andrew Ashby, http www.memphisdailynews.com editorial Article.aspx?id 30475 Old Union Planters Building Gets Major Facelift , Memphis Daily News , Tuesday, June 20, 2006 ref It was designed by architects Jones & Furbringer . ref Jones & Furbringer s successor firm brg3s displays an image of the building in its http brg3s.com studio history history webpage . ref References reflist National Register of Historic Places Category National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Category Buildings and structures completed in 1923 Category Buildings and structures in Memphis, TennesseeTennessee NRHP stub ... more details
Image Memphis trolley.jpg thumb Memphis MATA Trolley trolley on the Riverfront loop 2006 Memphis, Tennessee ..., Tennessee Brownsville . U.S. Highway 72 runs through Memphis along Poplar Avenue, one of the city ... inlandport03f.pdf Top US Inland Ports for 2003 ref The International Port of Memphis covers the Tennessee ... td align right 2 Aug., 1973 td tr table References commons cat Transport in Memphis, Tennessee references TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee Roads of Memphis Category Transportation in Memphis, Tennessee ... bridges cross the Mississippi River at Memphis. In addition, Memphis International Airport has ... major Interstate highways, Interstate 40 I 40 and Interstate 55 I 55 , that intersect at Memphis. Interstate 240 Tennessee I 240 is a highway spur that carries traffic around the city. A large volume of railroad freight traffic moves through Memphis, thanks to two Mississippi River railroad crossings and the convergence at Memphis of east west with north south rail routes. In addition, Memphis is the second busiest cargo port on the Mississippi River. Local public transportation in the Memphis area is provided by the Memphis Area Transit Authority . Highways Interstates Image US64 US70 US79 Memphis.jpg thumb U.S. Highway 64 US 64 U.S. Highway 70 US 70 U.S. Highway 70 US 79 overlap in Memphis, TennesseeMemphis 2008 Interstate 40 I 40 , its spur highway Interstate 240 Tennessee Interstate 240 and Interstate 55 I 55 are the main freeways in the Memphis area. I 40 and I 55 along with rail lines cross the Mississippi at Memphis into the state of Arkansas . Future interstate highways Interstate 22 , Interstate 69 , and Interstate 269 are already being planned and built in the Memphis area. Interstate 269 will serve as a new outer beltway for the Memphis area, redesignating Interstate 240 the new inner beltway. U.S. Highways Memphis is served by seven primary U.S. Highways, more than any other city in the Southeastern United States . U.S. Highway 51 enters Memphis from the south along ... more details
Image Memphis airview 1870.jpg 300px thumb Historic aerial view of Memphis 1870 Image MemphisCourtSquareca1917.jpg 230px thumb right Court Square in Memphis ca. 1917 The area around Memphis, Tennessee .... The Founding of Memphis, 1818 1820 , West Tennessee Historical Soc., 1970, 100pp. ref and was incorporated ... location on a bluff, Memphis was not subject to flooding. Randolph, Tennessee was founded at the 2nd ... district. ref cite web last Harkins first John E. title Memphis publisher Tennessee Encyclopedia ... history Scribner, 1976, p. 302. ref In 1897, Memphis pyramid shaped pavilion was conspicuous at the Tennessee ..., Tennessee , just north of Memphis. This convert 3500 acre km2 adj on facility provided pilot ... of White Station, Tennessee had been annexed. The Northern boundary of Memphis was the Wolf River. ref ... built freeway that is today designated I 240, and bordering on Germantown, Tennessee , Memphis ... to the US Congress , becoming the first black elected national official from Tennessee. Memphis ... in the Bible belt the Jewish community of Memphis, Tennessee, 1840s 1960s. Mercer University Press ... dentistry University of TennesseeMemphis Dentistry Website ref The University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis was created in 1911 through merger of five independent Tennessee ... Tennessee State Normal School in 1912. Rhodes College , then known as Southwestern at Memphis , moved to Memphis from Clarksville, Tennessee in 1925. LeMoyne Owen College a private, historically ..., economy, culture, and heritage of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee. ref http www.memphislibrary.org ... of the city of Memphis, Tennessee, 1870. Library of Congress http hdl.loc.gov loc.gmd g3964m.pm009020 ..., Sr. one of America s most profound rags to riches stories TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee DEFAULTSORT History Of Memphis, Tennessee Category History of Memphis, Tennessee Category Planned cities in the United ... Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture url http tennesseeencyclopedia.net entry.php?rec 495 ... more details
Image Beale Street 060523.jpg thumb 300px Beale Street 2006 Points of interest in Memphis, Tennessee ... events see Sports in Memphis, Tennessee . The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art , founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest fine art museum in the state of Tennessee. A smaller art museum, the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in east Memphis focuses on impressionism . Downtown Memphis is home to the Belz ... Place Museum website. ref Museums commonscat inline bullet none Museums in Memphis, Tennessee Children ..., gardens, and cemeteries commonscat inline bullet none Parks in Memphis, Tennessee , commonscat inline bullet none Cemeteries in Memphis, Tennessee Major Memphis parks include W.C. Handy Park, Riverfront ... Cemetery Memphis, Tennessee Historic Elmwood Cemetery , one of the first rural garden cemeteries ... National Cemetery located in north Memphis. Memorial Park Cemetery Memphis, Tennessee Memorial Park ... The Memphis area is home to many of West Tennessee s larger performing arts organizations, such as the Memphis ... and comedy performances throughout the area. References commons category references TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee DEFAULTSORT Tourism In Memphis, Tennessee Category Visitor attractions in Memphis, Tennessee ... and international visitors a year. Art collections Image Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.jpg thumb Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 2008 Image Overton park shell.jpg thumb Overton Park Shell 2006 Art Museum at the University of Memphis The Art Museum at the University of Memphis is home to the largest collection of Ancient Egypt Egyptian antiquities in the South. Brooks Museum of Art The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art , founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest fine art museum in the state of Tennessee ... regional artists like Memphian Carroll Cloar . ref http www.brooksmuseum.org Memphis Brooks Museum of Art ref It is located in Overton Park , which is also home to the Memphis Zoo , the Overton Park Overton Shell Auditorium , and the Memphis College of Art . Dixon Gallery and Gardens A smaller art ... more details
For historical populations History of Memphis, Tennessee Image Welcome to Memphis US51.jpg thumb 300px Welcome to Memphis sign on U.S. Route 51 US 51 2008 Memphis, Tennessee has a long history of distinctive ... of the culture of Tennessee , the history, arts, and cuisine of Memphis are more closely associated ..., Tennessee Downtown Memphis . The New York Metropolitan Opera first visited around 1910 and played ... American Tombstones in Elmwood Cemetery Memphis, Tennessee Elmwood Cemetery 2007 Since its founding ... loc.gmd g3964m.pm009010 Bird s eye view of the city of Memphis, Tennessee 1870. ref Today, places ... Memphis, Tennessee Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Memphis, founded as a parish in 1921. The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee has its cathedral, St. Mary s Episcopal Cathedral in Memphis ... in their musical provinces. References reflist TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee Category Culture of Memphis ... 650,100 people, 250,721 households, and 158,455 families residing in the city. In 2003, the Memphis Metropolitan Area Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area MSA was the List of United States metropolitan .... Memphis in May is an annual, month long festival that promotes many aspects of Memphis cultural ... becomes a treasured collectible, prestigious for the collector and the artist creator. Memphis has long been home to persons of many different faiths. An 1870 map of Memphis shows religious buildings ... or over. Metropolitan area The Memphis Metropolitan Area Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area MSA ... States, has a 2003 population of 1,239,337, and includes the Tennessee counties of Shelby County, Tennessee Shelby , Tipton County, Tennessee Tipton , and Fayette County, Tennessee Fayette , as well ... of Crittenden County, Arkansas Crittenden . Crime While in 2004, violent crime in Memphis was at a record low for more than a decade, that trend has changed. In 2005, Memphis was ranked the 4th most ... 500,000 Morgan Quitno 2006 Crime Rankings ref Crime in Memphis increased in 2005, and has ... more details
known as the Houston Oilers, relocated to Memphis for one season as the Tennessee Oilers in 1997 ... of Memphis td tr table References commons cat references TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee MMA Former UFC .... Category Sports in Memphis, Tennessee ...Image FedExForum.jpg right 250px thumb The FedEx Forum , home of the Memphis Grizzlies and the University of MemphisMemphis Tigers Tigers basketball teams. Recreational sports in Memphis, Tennessee are supported in the city by Memphis Park Services, which offers a wide range of public facilities, including .... ref name ParkService http www.cityofmemphis.org framework.aspx?page 6 Memphis Park Services ref . Memphis is also home to professional sports teams in basketball, baseball and other sports. Golf, basketball, baseball and tennis are popular recreational sports in Memphis. Baseball Image AutoZone Park outside.jpg right thumb 200px The entrance to AutoZone Park. Memphis has had several professional baseball teams over the years, including the Memphis Chicks 1902 1960, 1978 1997 , the Memphis Blues baseball Memphis Blues 1968 1976 , and since 1998, the Memphis Redbirds of the Pacific Coast ... Park , a state of the art baseball only venue in downtown Memphis. Basketball The Memphis Grizzlies ... to the FedExForum in downtown Memphis. The Memphis Tigers basketball team represents the University of Memphis in National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I NCAA Division I men ... from the air. The University of Memphis Tigers football team plays their home games in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium . The Memphis Panthers is an amateur American football football team that plays in the North American Football League . The Panthers play at Halle Stadium. Memphis has hosted several professional football teams for brief periods over the years. The Memphis Tigers played there in the late ... 3A41256 Lauderdale, Vance Ask Vance Coach Houses Memphis Magazine March 1, 2008 ref . In more recent ... more details
tn.html Wicked is performing at Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, TN. Memphis, Tennessee Registered Historic Places Category Theatres in Tennessee Category Cinemas and movie theaters in Tennessee Category Buildings and structures in Memphis, Tennessee Category Culture of Memphis, Tennessee Category Movie palaces Category Vaudeville theaters Category Visitor attractions in Memphis, Tennessee Category Reportedly ... orpheum theatre info rent our spaces title Official Website of The Orpheum Theater Memphis Rent Our Spaces ref History Image with unknown copyright status removed Image Memphis Orpheum Interior.jpg frame ... financial bankruptcy bankruptcies , a devastating fire , the decay of downtown Memphis and the threat ... ghosts that reside in the Orpheum Theatre. People claim to see a ghost in the memphis Orpheum her ... complex . However, in 1977, the Memphis Development Foundation purchased The Orpheum and began bringing ... in downtown Memphis. The Orpheum, which is managed by the Memphis Development Foundation ... s stage. Two of Memphis local arts groups, Ballet Memphis and Opera Memphis, also call The Orpheum home. However, Ballet Memphis now holds multiple performances at Playhouse on the Square. Additionally, Opera Memphis collaborates with Playhouse and has performed there in the past, as The Orpheum Theatre ... more details
River, Memphis, TennesseeMemphis is intersected by two Interstate highways , seven major ... D. Opportunity Lost Race and Poverty in the Memphis City Schools. Univ. of Tennessee Press, 2009, pp. 29 30. ref As a result the Memphis economy has become more diversified and services have become ... cotton fields cargo planes biotechnology. References commons category Companies of Memphis, Tennessee references TennesseeMemphis, Tennessee Category Economy of Memphis, Tennessee Category Memphis ... infrastructure, more major metro areas can be reached overnight from Memphis than any other city in the central U.S. These advantages have made Memphis an ideal location for manufacturing and distribution operations, and resulted in much of Memphis business development. For example, Memphis International ... s busiest in terms of cargo tonnage. Memphis is also the home of nine Fortune 1000 companies. ref http money.cnn.com magazines fortune fortune500 2009 states TN.html Fortune 500 2009 States Tennessee ..., the Memphis economy has become less manufacturing oriented in recent years, as older automobile ... or left the area since the 1950s. ref Timothy J. Bartik Bartik, Timothy J. Tennessee , In The New ... economic.asp Memphis Region Economic Development. ref Industries that have continued to flourish ... data.com us cities The South Memphis Economy.html Memphis Economy, Major Industries and Commercial Activity ref Memphis is home to a growing number of nationally and internationally known corporations, including approximately 150 businesses from 22 countries. Memphis has nine firms in the Fortune ... ranking of America s largest corporations ref Memphis Light, Gas and Water MLG&W is one of the largest municipal utilities in the United States . MLG&W is a major recipient of low cost power from the Tennessee Valley Authority . ref http www.thefreelibrary.com Fitch Affirms Memphis Light, Gas & Water 27s Electric System Sr. & Sub ... a0158179341 Fitch Affirms Memphis Light, Gas & Water s Electric ... more details
in Memphis, Tennessee . It was established in 1852 as one of the first rural garden cemeteries ... , and there are people from every walk of life and culture, including List of mayors of Memphis Mayors of Memphis , list of Governors of Tennessee Governors of Tennessee , United States Senate U.S. Senators ... burials There were several outbreaks of yellow fever in Memphis, TennesseeMemphis during the 1870s ... ref References Commons category Elmwood Cemetery Memphis, Tennessee Elmwood Cemetery Reflist ... http www.elmwoodcemetery.org Elmwood Cemetery Website Memphis, Tennessee Registered Historic Places Category Cemeteries in Tennessee Category Geography of Memphis, Tennessee Category National Register ... Category Visitor attractions in Memphis, Tennessee Category Protected areas of Shelby County ... Bridge nrhp type image elmwood.jpg caption location Memphis, TN nearest city lat degrees 35 lat minutes ... monuments. On 28 August 1852, fifty prominent Memphis citizens each contributed 500 for stock certificates ... York to place among the native oaks of Memphis, since there were no elms in the area. After the American ... in Tennessee. ref In The Shadows of the Elms by Perre Magness ref ref name ELMWOOD HISTORY http ... and crepe myrtles are interspersed with Memphis history, those famous and infamous, loved and feared ... there are James Patton Anderson , a former U.S. Congressman who commanded the Army of Tennessee ... Turley , CSA private and U.S. Senator from Tennessee, ref http bioguide.congress.gov scripts biodisplay.pl ... and William Graham Swan , a Confederate congressman and mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville . ref East Tennessee Historical Society, Mary Rothrock ed. , The French Broad Holston Country A History of Knox County, Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. East Tennessee Historical Society, 1972 , p. 495. ref Union ... and reinterred in Memphis National Cemetery . ref name Cothern Two Union generals, William Jay Smith ... 21202 5 ref Some 2,500 of the Memphis victims are buried in four public lots at Elmwood among them ... more details
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Refimprove date May 2009 Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name Memphis, Tennessee Cover Cover size Caption Artist Chuck Berry from Album A side Back in the U.S.A. B side Released Format 7 single B side Recorded Genre Length Label Chess Records Chess 1729 Writer Chuck Berry Producer Certification Last single Almost Grown song Almost Grown This single Back in the U.S.A. br 1959 Next single ... Records Imperial 66032 Writer Chuck Berry Producer Certification Last single This single Memphis br 1964 Next single Maybellene Misc Memphis, Tennessee is a song by rock & roll singer songwriter Chuck Berry . It is sometimes shortened to Memphis . In the UK, the song charted at 6 in 1963, ref http www.chartstats.com release.php?release 3369 Chart Stats Chuck Berry Let It Rock MemphisTennessee ref ... MemphisTennessee ref the first of a string of British hit singles which ended with a cover of BJ Thomas Mama reaching 5 in 1966. Memphis, Tennessee was most successfully covered by Johnny Rivers ... The Beatles DEFAULTSORT Memphis, Tennessee Song Category Chuck Berry songs Category 1959 singles Category ... da Memphis, Tennessee sang it Memphis, Tennessee brano musicale no Memphis, Tennessee sang sv Memphis, Tennessee s ng ... Memphis Cover Cover size Caption Artist Johnny Rivers from Album At the Whisky Go Go A side B ..., and named the tune Memphis . Mack s instrumental skyrocketed to 5 on Billboard s Pop chart ... another version of the tune which he, following Mack, called Memphis , copying Mack s pacing and some ... , there is a brief scene where the main character stops at a Chuck Berry concert where Memphis is played. The song is traditionally played at University of MemphisMemphis Tigers Tigers home ... Category The Rolling Stones songs Category Number one singles in Germany Category Songs about Memphis, Tennessee Category Songs written by Chuck Berry Category English language songs Category Songs ... more details
Infobox building name Clark Tower image Clark Tower Memphis TN 02.jpg caption location 5100 Poplar Ave 711 Memphis, TennesseeMemphis , Tennessee TN 38137, United States US latd 35.4923 longd 83.9794 iso region coordinates display title start date July, 1970 completion date July 9, 1971 opening 1972 building type Offices antenna spire convert 400 ft m abbr on roof convert 365 ft m abbr on floor count 34 elevator count 6 low rise elevators Floors 1 21 br 6 high rise elevators Floors 21 34 br 1 freight elevator cost floor area convert 649000 sqft m2 2 architect Robert Lee Hall structural engineer main contractor developer William B. Clark, Sr. owner In Rel Properties, Inc. management In Rel Properties, inc. This article is about an office building in Memphis, Tennessee . For information about the castle like structure in Winterset, Iowa , see Clark Tower Clark Tower is a 34 story high rise office building in eastern Memphis, Tennessee. It was completed in 1972. The building is owned and managed by In Rel Management. History Clark Tower was developed in the early 1970s by developer William ... in downtown Memphis, as well as Patterson Hall at the University of Memphis . Construction began ... from downtown Memphis and into the eastern suburbs. With convert 649000 sqft m2 2 of leasable space ... of the most recognizable landmarks to Memphis residents and visitors. Built on relatively high ground ... Bartlett and Memphis International Airport. It is crowned by a large U.S. Flag , which flies ... by Eugene J. Johnson and Robert D. Russell, Jr. in their 1990 book Memphis An Architectural Guide . The authors ... events. See also List of tallest buildings in Memphis References commons cat http www.bizjournals.com memphis stories 2006 03 20 daily13.html?page 2 Commercial Council will honor legacy of Clark ... CommLink Property Listing for Clark Tower External links www.regus.com Category Skyscrapers in Memphis, TennesseeTennessee struct stub ... more details
Multiple issues notability July 2010 cleanup July 2010 Westwood , a neighborhood in South Memphis , has many pleasant homes. Also, the neighborhood is home to several churches, recreation facilities, businesses and schools including the more than 4,000 member Mt Vernon Baptist Church Westwood, Big Momma s Kitchen, Charles Powell Community Center, South Memphis Flea Market formerly The Twin Drive In , Westwood Swimming Pool, Westwood Shopping Center, Doubletree Montessori School, Westwood Elementary School and Westwood High School. Westwood is bounded by the ICRR on the west, South Third on the east, Raines Road on the north and West Shelby Drive on the south. History The Weaver Family, whose ancestors had owned a convert 4000 acre km2 adj on cotton plantation, sold some of their land in the 1950s for development of a subdivision in the Southern part of Shelby County, Tennessee Shelby County . The subdivision became Westwood and later the area in and near the subdivision was annexed into Memphis. And as the neighborhood grew in the 1960s, businesses were built and establish to serve the residents. Along with the growth of Westwood, was The Hill Top which include the Doubletree Community. The growth continued in the 1970s when a large number of blacks began moving in the neighborhood. In 1973, Rev. James Netters moved his congregation Mt Vernon Baptist Church from Mississippi Boulevard to the former all white Westwood Baptist Church on Parkrose. In 1991, the renovation of Mt Vernon Baptist Church Westwood was completed and now one of the largest congregations in Memphis . References See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist The Tales Of Old Whitehaven by Anna Leigh McCorkle Coord 35.0300 N 90.0990 W type city region US TN display title Category Neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee ... more details
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Use mdy dates date October 2010 main History of Memphis, Tennessee This is a list of mayor s of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis , Tennessee . table class wikitable tr th Mayor th Term tr td Marcus B. Winchester td td 1827 1829 td tr tr td Isaac Rawlings td td 1829 1831 td tr tr td Seth Wheatley td td 1831 1832 td tr tr td Robert Lawrence td td 1832 1833 td tr tr td Isaac Rawlings td td 1833 1836 td tr tr td Enoch Banks td td 1836 1837 td tr tr td John H. Morgan td td 1837 1838 td tr tr td Enoch Banks td td 1838 1839 td tr tr td Thomas Dixon td td 1839 1841 td tr tr td William Spickernagle td td 1841 1842 td tr tr td Edwin Hickman td td 1842 1845 td tr tr td Jesse J. Finley td td 1845 1846 td tr tr td Edwin Hickman td td 1846 1847 td tr tr td Enoch Banks td td 1847 1848 td tr tr td Gardner E. Locke td td 1848 1849 td tr tr td Edwin Hickman td td 1849 1852 td tr tr td A. B. Taylor td td 1852 1855 td tr tr td A. H. Douglass td td 1855 1856 td tr tr td T. B. Carroll td td 1856 1857 td tr tr td R. D. Baugh td td 1857 1861 td tr tr td John Park td td 1861 1864 td tr tr td Thomas H. Harris td td 1864 td tr tr td Channing Richards td td 1864 1865 td tr tr td John Park td td 1865 1866 td tr tr td William Lofland td td 1866 1868 td tr tr td McDavitt td td 1868 td tr tr td John W. Leftwich td td 1868 1869 td tr tr td J. T. Swayne td td 1869 td tr tr td John W. Leftwich td td 1869 1870 td tr tr td John Johnson td td 1870 1874 td tr tr td John Loague td td 1874 1876 td tr tr td John R. Flippin td td 1876 1879 td tr tr td none 1 td 1879 1895 tr td W. L. Clapp td td 1895 1898 td tr tr td J. J. Williams ... 1879 1893. See the article History of Memphis, Tennessee for more information. Category Lists of mayors of places in the United States Memphis, Tennessee Category Mayors of Memphis, Tennessee Category Tennessee related lists Mayors of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee ... in 1879, Memphis lost so much of its population that it was municipal corporation disincorporated ... more details
location 1376 East Massey Road, br Memphis, Tennessee , br flag United States geo latitude 35.111139 ... in Memphis, Tennessee , in the United States . It is the only Reform synagogue in Memphis, the oldest and largest Jewish congregation in Tennessee, and one of the largest Reform congregations ... civilian hospital, St. Joseph s Hospital Memphis, Tennessee St. Joseph s , a Catholic institution .... ref name ISJL2006Memphis refISJL2006TI Memphis, Tennessee, Institute of Southern Jewish Life 2006 . ref ...Infobox religious building building name Temple Israel infobox width 350px image Temple Israel Memphis .... 1, No. 10 , pp. 8 9. ref It grew out of Memphis s Hebrew Benevolent Society, established in 1850 by German Jews. The Benevolent Society managed Memphis s Jewish cemetery, supported poor Jews, and conducted ... Winkler, described by Tim Sharp Dean of Fine Arts at Rhodes College in Memphis as the Dean of Memphis ... to Memphis in 1854. There he taught music, performed, and composed works for B nai Israel s services ... in downtown Memphis, near the Mississippi River waterfront. It received a 2,000 today formatnum ... charter from the State of Tennessee, a historical marker was erected by the Shelby County Historical ... of Worship in Tennessee . ref name Marker ref name Ringel2004p3 refRingel2004 Ringel 2004 , p. ... was the only Jewish congregation in Memphis, and from the time it was established members were split ... Moroccan Jews , and created a committee to raise funds throughout Memphis on their behalf. The congregation ... case, which reached the Tennessee Supreme Court , was decided in his favor as regards the lost income ... Lewis1998p25 refLewis1998 Lewis 1998 , p. 25. ref Peres stayed in Memphis, and the theological ... in Tennessee until that year, Tennessee did not authorize rabbis to perform marriages. ref name Lewis1998p24 He was also involved in the broader Memphis community, and participated in interfaith services ... States of America Confederacy , he supported Tennessee in the American Civil War Tennessee ... more details
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