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Behind the Orpheum in the photo below? Looks like it stood where the parking lot is now directly north of the Orpheum?

hmmm.....Calling Cletus.

I don't know the name of it.

But that's it in the top center of this photo from 1958.

You've got to remember the famous Furry Lewis quote that called it "Urban Removal" when the Federal Government tore down so much beauty in Downtown.

Not that that particular building had any historic relevance.

A wild guess ~ some kind of cotton warehouse because of its location and the large windows. Classing cotton requires lots of light.

I'm pretty sure it had something to do with the cotton Industry.

(03-05-2015 01:06 PM)3601 Wrote: [ -> ]Behind the Orpheum in the photo below? Looks like it stood where the parking lot is now directly north of the Orpheum?

Let me ask my Dad, he was around back then.

(03-05-2015 01:06 PM)3601 Wrote: [ -> ]Behind the Orpheum in the photo below? Looks like it stood where the parking lot is now directly north of the Orpheum?

anybody see "Hair" live at the Malco the day the photo was taken?

(03-07-2015 01:01 PM)OneShiningMoment Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-05-2015 01:06 PM)3601 Wrote: [ -> ]Behind the Orpheum in the photo below? Looks like it stood where the parking lot is now directly north of the Orpheum?

anybody see "Hair" live at the Malco the day the photo was taken?

No, but my babysitter snuck me into the Memphis State Hair auditions and dress rehearsal.
pretty memorable.

(03-06-2015 06:51 PM)Cletus Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know the name of it.

But that's it in the top center of this photo from 1958.

You've got to remember the famous Furry Lewis quote that called it "Urban Removal" when the Federal Government tore down so much beauty in Downtown.

Not that that particular building had any historic relevance.

Based on this photo taken looking west down Beale Street is appears that the building was not located where the parking lot is now. I actually looks like it was north of there. It almost looks like it was standing where the Gayoso House is located, but that's impossible.

(03-07-2015 02:27 PM)3601 Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-06-2015 06:51 PM)Cletus Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know the name of it.

But that's it in the top center of this photo from 1958.

You've got to remember the famous Furry Lewis quote that called it "Urban Removal" when the Federal Government tore down so much beauty in Downtown.

Not that that particular building had any historic relevance.

Based on this photo taken looking west down Beale Street is appears that the building was not located where the parking lot is now. I actually looks like it was north of there. It almost looks like it was standing where the Gayoso House is located, but that's impossible.

I think it's located more where the Autozone HQ is on Front St.

It's probably the Goldsmith's warehouse which was connected by a underground tunnel to Goldsmith's & the old Gayoso Hotel.

I got a job working at Goldsmith's the late spring through the summer of 1972 because my old girlfriend was working in the Credit Department.

Underground tunnels. That brings up a whole new subject. Those things were everywhere. Prohibition. 1920--1933

(03-07-2015 03:36 PM)Cletus Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-07-2015 02:27 PM)3601 Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-06-2015 06:51 PM)Cletus Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know the name of it.

But that's it in the top center of this photo from 1958.

You've got to remember the famous Furry Lewis quote that called it "Urban Removal" when the Federal Government tore down so much beauty in Downtown.

Not that that particular building had any historic relevance.

Based on this photo taken looking west down Beale Street is appears that the building was not located where the parking lot is now. I actually looks like it was north of there. It almost looks like it was standing where the Gayoso House is located, but that's impossible.

I think it's located more where the Autozone HQ is on Front St.

It's probably the Goldsmith's warehouse which was connected by a underground tunnel to Goldsmith's & the old Gayoso Hotel.

I got a job working at Goldsmith's the late spring through the summer of 1972 because my old girlfriend was working in the Credit Department.

That is right across Front Street from the Gayoso so that makes sense.

(03-07-2015 01:52 PM)snowtiger Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-07-2015 01:01 PM)OneShiningMoment Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-05-2015 01:06 PM)3601 Wrote: [ -> ]Behind the Orpheum in the photo below? Looks like it stood where the parking lot is now directly north of the Orpheum?

anybody see "Hair" live at the Malco the day the photo was taken?

No, but my babysitter snuck me into the Memphis State Hair auditions and dress rehearsal.
pretty memorable.

I was 17 when I saw Hair at Memphis State. Good times.

(03-09-2015 10:45 AM)3601 Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-07-2015 03:36 PM)Cletus Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-07-2015 02:27 PM)3601 Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-06-2015 06:51 PM)Cletus Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know the name of it.

But that's it in the top center of this photo from 1958.

You've got to remember the famous Furry Lewis quote that called it "Urban Removal" when the Federal Government tore down so much beauty in Downtown.

Not that that particular building had any historic relevance.

Based on this photo taken looking west down Beale Street is appears that the building was not located where the parking lot is now. I actually looks like it was north of there. It almost looks like it was standing where the Gayoso House is located, but that's impossible.

I think it's located more where the Autozone HQ is on Front St.

It's probably the Goldsmith's warehouse which was connected by a underground tunnel to Goldsmith's & the old Gayoso Hotel.

I got a job working at Goldsmith's the late spring through the summer of 1972 because my old girlfriend was working in the Credit Department.

That is right across Front Street from the Gayoso so that makes sense.

Wasn't there a parking garage across the street from Goldsmith's and you had to walk across a tunnel to the store? or did Lowenstein have the garage with the tunnel?

I don't know. But which store had the dark tunnel with all the Christmas scenes in it? That Those elves were twisted.

(03-10-2015 12:23 AM)snowtiger Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know. But which store had the dark tunnel with all the Christmas scenes in it? That Those elves were twisted.

I think Goldsmith's had the Enchanted Forest

I saw hair at Memphis State.

I was always reluctant to enter the Gayoso Hotel.

(03-10-2015 12:01 AM)21-17 Best Time I Ever Ha Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-07-2015 01:52 PM)snowtiger Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-07-2015 01:01 PM)OneShiningMoment Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-05-2015 01:06 PM)3601 Wrote: [ -> ]Behind the Orpheum in the photo below? Looks like it stood where the parking lot is now directly north of the Orpheum?

anybody see "Hair" live at the Malco the day the photo was taken?

No, but my babysitter snuck me into the Memphis State Hair auditions and dress rehearsal.
pretty memorable.

I was 17 when I saw Hair at Memphis State. Good times.

(03-10-2015 03:40 AM)KRB Wrote: [ -> ]I saw hair at Memphis State.

Guess that makes us part of the same tribe. Can't believe the university gave the OK for that production.