Sifting through the layers - Joe Spake's Memphis,Tennessee photographs from the 1970s to the present
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
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
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
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?
Friday, September 2, 2011
Sam Chatmon
Blues legend Sam Chatmon at Memphis Blues Festival 1973
Hernando Desoto Bridge Construction 1969
(c) Joe Spake
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