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RE: Why U of M is different than other universities in basketball
(05-12-2019 06:24 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  
(05-12-2019 06:01 PM)uskjtc02 Wrote:  1. Basketball
2. BBQ
3. Wrastling (and the King)
4. Pancho's cheese dip
5. The Blues
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7. Jack Pirtles
8. The Rendezvous
9. The only major city that has a freight train running through the middle of it

What is your source on #9?
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(05-12-2019 06:42 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  
(05-12-2019 06:24 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  
(05-12-2019 06:01 PM)uskjtc02 Wrote:  1. Basketball
2. BBQ
3. Wrastling (and the King)
4. Pancho's cheese dip
5. The Blues
6. Rock n Roll (and the King)
7. Jack Pirtles
8. The Rendezvous
9. The only major city that has a freight train running through the middle of it

What is your source on #9?

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whateves,

you folks know what I mean - it is unique to Memphis in the corridor along Poplar

I lived off Colonial and Poplar, and also worked in the Clark Tower, so I got used to it. I've met many visitors who are not, that's all
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Train's at a decent speed at Colonial/Poplar.

Try living in Cooper-Young or East Buntyn.
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(05-09-2019 09:51 AM)uskjtc02 Wrote:  We are unique because of guys like Larry, Penny and of course many other. The team that played in the championship game in the early 70’s started it all for me. I was already a Tiger fan at that young age, but after that I became a tiger maniac.

Spot on which is why we had to make the move to Penny from a guy like Tubby, his worst fault was coming in here and immediately having zero knowledge of the history of this program and telling us Memphis kids do not want to come here anymore.....terrible mistake he could never overcome
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(05-12-2019 06:53 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  whateves,

you folks know what I mean - it is unique to Memphis in the corridor along Poplar

I lived off Colonial and Poplar, and also worked in the Clark Tower, so I got used to it. I've met many visitors who are not, that's all

The reason I questioned this is that I am somewhat of a fan of the Civil War and most of the important cities in that period were important because of multiple rail lines runnning through those cities. I just thought it would be odd if every city that had a major rail line running through it....had found a way to move those rail lines. So, I went to YouTube just to see if there were other cities and I found this video on Tampa.
https://orchardflower.com/?utm_source=Fa...yl0VjaZeW8

And this one on Kansas City. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD4Om5gCYTY

And then there is St Louis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9xvOrU9Uck

My point...freight trains running though a city is not unique to Memphis.
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(05-09-2019 11:48 AM)memtigbb Wrote:  What makes Memphis special is we are a city of around 1million people and the vast majority of those 1 million people are Memphis fans above all else. You will be hard pressed to find many cities, with that population, whose local college team is the team of choice and not the local pro team(s).

Not so unique.

Columbus, OH and The Ohio State University
Austin,TX and the University of Texas

Both of those cities are so college crazy, pro sports franchises won’t even look at locating there.
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(05-14-2019 01:22 PM)3rdgenerationtiger Wrote:  
(05-09-2019 11:48 AM)memtigbb Wrote:  What makes Memphis special is we are a city of around 1million people and the vast majority of those 1 million people are Memphis fans above all else. You will be hard pressed to find many cities, with that population, whose local college team is the team of choice and not the local pro team(s).

Not so unique.

Columbus, OH and The Ohio State University
Austin,TX and the University of Texas

Both of those cities are so college crazy, pro sports franchises won’t even look at locating there.

Yeah not so unique, you named how many other cities?

You quoted me so I am sure you saw I didn't say the only city....

The fact that you lumped us in with Texas and Ohio St kind of proves my point, thank you.
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Columbus has an NHL franchise.
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(05-14-2019 01:52 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  Columbus has an NHL franchise.

And Austin would love to have a 'big league' franchise. They'd support it also. But for territorial reasons the franchise owners in nearby Dallas/Houston/San Antonio would never allow it. Sucks for Austin but hey, they've got the Round Rock Express.
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(05-14-2019 02:02 PM)UofMark Wrote:  
(05-14-2019 01:52 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  Columbus has an NHL franchise.

And Austin would love to have a 'big league' franchise. They'd support it also. But for territorial reasons the franchise owners in nearby Dallas/Houston/San Antonio would never allow it. Sucks for Austin but hey, they've got the Round Rock Express.

Austin was awarded an MLS team in January. Will begin play in the '21 season. If MLS isn't bigger than the NHL already, it will be soon. And having lived in Austin, the MLS should kill it there. Perfect for the young, millennial crowd in Austin.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/so...586238002/
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(05-14-2019 09:49 AM)DallasTiger Wrote:  
(05-12-2019 06:53 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  whateves,

you folks know what I mean - it is unique to Memphis in the corridor along Poplar

I lived off Colonial and Poplar, and also worked in the Clark Tower, so I got used to it. I've met many visitors who are not, that's all

The reason I questioned this is that I am somewhat of a fan of the Civil War and most of the important cities in that period were important because of multiple rail lines runnning through those cities. I just thought it would be odd if every city that had a major rail line running through it....had found a way to move those rail lines. So, I went to YouTube just to see if there were other cities and I found this video on Tampa.
https://orchardflower.com/?utm_source=Fa...yl0VjaZeW8

And this one on Kansas City. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD4Om5gCYTY

And then there is St Louis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9xvOrU9Uck

My point...freight trains running though a city is not unique to Memphis.


The Memphis & Charleston Railroad was very important in what Memphis eventually became.

It was physically there long before Poplar & Mendenhall became cross streets.

So sorry people have to actually wait for a few minutes.

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The Memphis and Charleston Railroad, completed in 1857, was the first railroad in the United States to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River. Chartered in 1846, the 311 miles (501 km) 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge railroad ran from Memphis, Tennessee to Stevenson, Alabama through the towns of Corinth, Mississippi and Huntsville, Alabama. The portion between Memphis and LaGrange, Tennessee was originally to be part of the LaGrange and Memphis Railroad, chartered in 1838. From Stevenson, the road was connected to Chattanooga, Tennessee via the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. In Alabama, the railroad followed the route of the Tuscumbia, Courtland and Decatur Railroad between Tuscumbia and Decatur, the first railroad to be built west of the Appalachian Mountains.

In many instances, it was the larger cities and towns, with higher populations, that received superior service and rail line access, as well higher quality trains. At the time that this railroad was chartered, Memphis was still a small and rural town, with its only advantage being its connection to the Mississippi River.

The location of the railroad station in Memphis followed the familiar design of placing main railroad hubs and stations as close to the waterfront as possible for the convenience of shipping goods and transporting passengers. The steam boats brought people and freight up from the most southern point in New Orleans, and then the Memphis and Charleston Railroad was able to move them laterally, eventually connecting the Mississippi River with the port of Charleston.

The southerners thought that the “iron horse” would enrich the farmers and well-being of everyone between Charleston and Memphis. In 1852, the local Memphis paper advertised that they needed to hire 50 “able-bodied Negros” every month in order to compete the rail line. By 1853, forty miles were in operation, and the city of Memphis felt the zeitgeist of the railroads production which opened their eyes to greater railroad ventures.

One way in which the railroad connected the entire state of Tennessee was the state law that required railroads “provide, at or near every town containing as many as three hundred inhabitance, a waiting room for the use and accommodations of passengers.” Memphis, being on the western most border of the state, helped to provide rail access to the very small cities and towns located all along the southern border of the state.

In May 1857, more than 30,000 southerners gathered to celebrate the completion of the first railroad connecting the Atlantic Coast to Memphis, and to witness its first full journey which would lead to prosperity. When the passengers arrived late at night, they were greeted by music and ceremonies, marking an important milestone for the railroad industry. This celebration was called “The Marriage of the Waters.” Water was brought from the Atlantic Ocean and was then poured into the Mississippi River as a symbol of completion. President of the Railroad, Samuel Tate, was praised for his grand accomplishment as many investors felt assured that their money was safe.

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(05-14-2019 05:18 PM)Cletus Wrote:  
(05-14-2019 09:49 AM)DallasTiger Wrote:  
(05-12-2019 06:53 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  whateves,

you folks know what I mean - it is unique to Memphis in the corridor along Poplar

I lived off Colonial and Poplar, and also worked in the Clark Tower, so I got used to it. I've met many visitors who are not, that's all

The reason I questioned this is that I am somewhat of a fan of the Civil War and most of the important cities in that period were important because of multiple rail lines runnning through those cities. I just thought it would be odd if every city that had a major rail line running through it....had found a way to move those rail lines. So, I went to YouTube just to see if there were other cities and I found this video on Tampa.
https://orchardflower.com/?utm_source=Fa...yl0VjaZeW8

And this one on Kansas City. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD4Om5gCYTY

And then there is St Louis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9xvOrU9Uck

My point...freight trains running though a city is not unique to Memphis.


The Memphis & Charleston Railroad was very important in what Memphis eventually became.

It was physically there long before Poplar & Mendenhall became cross streets.

So sorry people have to actually wait for a few minutes.

Quote:.
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad, completed in 1857, was the first railroad in the United States to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River. Chartered in 1846, the 311 miles (501 km) 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge railroad ran from Memphis, Tennessee to Stevenson, Alabama through the towns of Corinth, Mississippi and Huntsville, Alabama. The portion between Memphis and LaGrange, Tennessee was originally to be part of the LaGrange and Memphis Railroad, chartered in 1838. From Stevenson, the road was connected to Chattanooga, Tennessee via the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. In Alabama, the railroad followed the route of the Tuscumbia, Courtland and Decatur Railroad between Tuscumbia and Decatur, the first railroad to be built west of the Appalachian Mountains.

In many instances, it was the larger cities and towns, with higher populations, that received superior service and rail line access, as well higher quality trains. At the time that this railroad was chartered, Memphis was still a small and rural town, with its only advantage being its connection to the Mississippi River.

The location of the railroad station in Memphis followed the familiar design of placing main railroad hubs and stations as close to the waterfront as possible for the convenience of shipping goods and transporting passengers. The steam boats brought people and freight up from the most southern point in New Orleans, and then the Memphis and Charleston Railroad was able to move them laterally, eventually connecting the Mississippi River with the port of Charleston.

The southerners thought that the “iron horse” would enrich the farmers and well-being of everyone between Charleston and Memphis. In 1852, the local Memphis paper advertised that they needed to hire 50 “able-bodied Negros” every month in order to compete the rail line. By 1853, forty miles were in operation, and the city of Memphis felt the zeitgeist of the railroads production which opened their eyes to greater railroad ventures.

One way in which the railroad connected the entire state of Tennessee was the state law that required railroads “provide, at or near every town containing as many as three hundred inhabitance, a waiting room for the use and accommodations of passengers.” Memphis, being on the western most border of the state, helped to provide rail access to the very small cities and towns located all along the southern border of the state.

In May 1857, more than 30,000 southerners gathered to celebrate the completion of the first railroad connecting the Atlantic Coast to Memphis, and to witness its first full journey which would lead to prosperity. When the passengers arrived late at night, they were greeted by music and ceremonies, marking an important milestone for the railroad industry. This celebration was called “The Marriage of the Waters.” Water was brought from the Atlantic Ocean and was then poured into the Mississippi River as a symbol of completion. President of the Railroad, Samuel Tate, was praised for his grand accomplishment as many investors felt assured that their money was safe.

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Thanks for the history, great story.
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