Hotel Gayoso Fire of 1899
By Dennis Wolf A Little About Goldsmith’s Department Store Before we discuss the fire, a
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The Raleigh Volunteer Fire Department
By Dennis Wolf A Brief History of the Raleigh Area Raleigh is an area of
The Sinking of the M. E. Norman – Tom Lee’s Story
By Dennis Wolf Friday, May 8, 1925, was a nice day in Memphis, with the
William Park Metcalf House
By Dennis Wolf The undated photo below is of the William P. Metcalf home at
Fire Fighters Buried at Elmwood Cemetery
by Joe Lowry Memphis Fire Department Line of Duty Deaths and Non Line of Duty
The Story of Vance Avenue Alma
By Dennis Wolf This is a narrative about a woman named Alma Cox Whitworth Calvert
The 1947 Downtown Walgreens Drugstore Fire
By Dennis Wolf On March 6, 1947, a four-alarm fire destroyed the Walgreens Drug Store
The Chelsea Hose Company Incident
by Joe Lowry Memphis first attempt to add black members to the Memphis Fire Department When
Edward Redditt Sr. – For the Good of the Department
By Joe V Lowry There has been a saying used by the Police
7 Alarm Fire!
by Joe Lowry August 13, 1946, 7 Alarm Fire 35 firemen hurt with 12 staying
The Hollywood High School Fire 1927
By Dennis Wolf The Hollywood High School at 1346 Bryan Street was destroyed by fire
John Calvin Coovert – Photographer
by Dennis Wolf Best viewed on desktop John Calvin Coovert was a photographer in the
The Elks Club
By Dennis Wolf The Elk’s Club (Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks) building was
The Saga of the Seven States Oil Refinery in Memphis
By Dennis Wolf In the years leading up to the 1929 stock market crash, speculative
Dr. John R Drake: Police Surgeon and City of Memphis MPD Free Clinic
by JVLowry I want to share Doctor John Richard Drake’s remarkable story. Back in the
The Barry Club: from 1950 to 1984
by JV Lowry Deputy Chief James Pete Leach raised me. He taught me that there
Italian Police Officers – Mario Fausto “Frank” Chiozza
By Michael Vanelli and Joe Lowry With special thanks to Chris Chiozza Edited by Trish
The Killer Indian Was a Con Artist – The Story of “Creeping Bear”
The headline from the January 17, 1903 edition of the Commercial Appeal read: “Heap Much
Forgotten Heroes: The Captain Kitchen Story
James Gold Kitchen was born in April 1881 in Virginia and came to Memphis with
“Memphis Bill” Terry
Baseball fans all seem to know about Memphis Bill Terry, but few have heard about
Not One, but Two Forgotten Airports
Martin Airport was located where Macon and Berclair roads are now. In 1946, Lee W.
He Fought the Devil and The Bishop
By JV Lowry A historical account of a past and forgotten incident within the newly
The Marguerite Favar – J.C. Crowell Murder – Part III
The final installment of the Favar Crowell murder. Both suspects claimed they were in New
The Marguerite Favar – J.C. Crowell Murder – Part II
On Tuesday night of September 22nd, THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL received a letter in a stamped
The Marguerite Favar – J.C. Crowell Murder – Part I
From the author – This is the story of a double homicide that happened in