Day 254 — Cooper-Young
[for Tuesday, Sept. 11] Project 365
Category: Midtown
Midtown
Call the PO-lice!
Tonight roughly after 11:30, there were six or so cop cars with their lights flashing, parked behind the Pizza Cafe in Overton Square. My windows were down, so I heard some kind of alarm going off. Methinks the Pizza Cafe or the bike shop got a brick through the window or some crackhead tried to break in. Anyone got the gossip?
Memphis Midtown project 365
Day 232 — Anderton’s East
Anderton’s used to be a Memphis institution, from what I’ve been told, but it closed down a year or two ago. I never got to eat there, sadly. A man stopped me as I was taking photos today and wanted to be sure I took notice of the sign that proclaimed this particular location Anderton’s East. He explained that it was built as the eastern counterpart to the downtown Anderton’s. He described a typical day…
Memphis Midtown project 365
Day 158 — Fairview
When I first moved to Memphis and saw Fairview Junior High, I thought it was an old abandoned school building. It’s definitely not abandoned; it’s an active city school. It looks run-down, all right, but up close it’s got some of the most beautiful art-deco details I’ve ever seen on a school building. They just don’t make buildings like this anymore. Anyone know what “night nuit nox” means? Update: Palm Tree and La tell me…
Memphis Midtown project 365
Day 132 — Out The Window
[for May 12] Please ignore the decorative bird poo on the window. If only my driver’s side window rolled down, I could take less disgusting “Oh-crap-I-need-a-picture-today!” photos out my window. Project 365
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