Memphis Street Railway Strike – Part II
2nd in a 3 part series – read the 1st installment here. By William Novarese
2nd in a 3 part series – read the 1st installment here. By William Novarese
By William Novarese The Memphis Street Railway Company controlled all streetcar traffic in Memphis in
By Charlie Lambert Those of you who did not grow up in Memphis, even those
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully Memphis and Shelby County is no stranger to
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully From chasing fire engines on his bicycle to
It all happened October 22, 1931. A four alarm fire consumed five stores on South
by Charlie Lambert Back then, over seventy-years ago, a city bus route ran directly in
Infamous Chairman of Memphis Board of Censors Wore Many Hats By Charlie Lambert Duck Hill,
by J.V. Lowry In a town where there was no Mafia, and E.H. Crump made
On December 30th, with court in session, word came that the State Supreme court had
Thomas Dies was known to be a person who followed the same political philosophies as
Researched and written by Bill Novarese This story is based on facts taken from newspapers
John Matthew Dolan.. a Memphis Fire Department icon was born December 19, 1866, one of
February 26, 1953 The telling and retelling of this one event has over the years
This article is a part of our Ask Away! user submitted question series. This question
Do you have a question about Memphis history that has so far not been answered?
By Michael Vanelli and Joe V Lowry, with research and editorial assistance by Trish Gully.
What can be said about 2020 that hasn’t already been said? It was a tough
Every once in a while, I stumble into a story that has all kinds of
Three years ago I sat down my childhood friend Ray Ransom, who spent his entire
(When political power was the prize, legendary politician Edward Crump knew how to get the
The Nashville Tennessean Newspaper was quoted as saying “he ran the day to day business
I was truly amazed when I started doing the research on this fine Memphian. After
We are pleased and honored to announce that Willy Bearden has joined the OMH team.