The Landmark Designation on Beale Street
In 2017, the owners of a crumbling building at 326 Beale Street in Memphis received an unexpected letter. The Tennessee Historical Commission had designated their...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 1 Corinthians 6:12-20.
In 2017, the owners of a crumbling building at 326 Beale Street in Memphis received an unexpected letter. The Tennessee Historical Commission had designated their property a historic landmark. They still held the deed. They still paid the taxes. But everything changed. They could no longer gut the interior for a parking garage. They could not cover the original brickwork with vinyl siding.…
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