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Showing posts with label memphis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memphis. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Pure Prairie League at Southwestern - April 1974 (20)

The crowd from an outdoor concert by Pure Prairie League at Southwestern (now Rhodes) College, Memphis, TN - 1974

Galloway Mansion 1974

Galloway Mansion 1974 by joespake
Galloway Mansion 1974, a photo by joespake on Flickr.
East elevation of Galloway Mansion, 1822 Overton Park, Memphis, TN. In 1974 the mansion and full city block of grounds were in less than manicured condition

Monday, September 5, 2011

When Schnuck's came to town

Folks turned out to watch the crane remove the Seessel's sign from the popular Midtown grocery when Schnuck's took over.  Now Kroger will be running the store

Allen Ginsberg at Southwestern 1974

Beat Poet Allen Ginsberg appeared at Southwestern (now Rhodes) college

Billy Joel at Lafayette's 1974

Billy Joel played Lafayette's Music Room in Overton Square, Memphis, TN, March(I think) 1974

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Dredging Wolf River Harbor 1974 (3)

View of US Army Corps of Engineers Dredge about to begin work in Wolf River Harbor, Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Queen Line 1974

Memphis Queen Line 1974 by joespake
Memphis Queen Line 1974, a photo by joespake on Flickr.
The boats of the Memphis Queen Line shared historic cobblestone waterfront with the Memphis Yacht Club, and river services business Warner & Tamble.

PT Boat on Mud Island 1974

PT Boat on Mud Island 1974 by joespake
PT Boat on Mud Island 1974, a photo by joespake on Flickr.
Memphis had a PT Boat sitting near the south end of (then undeveloped) Mud Island. Does anyone remember the story of why it was there and what happened to it?