The 1947 Downtown Walgreens Drugstore Fire
By Dennis Wolf On March 6, 1947, a four-alarm fire destroyed the Walgreens Drug Store
downtown
7 Alarm Fire!
by Joe Lowry August 13, 1946, 7 Alarm Fire 35 firemen hurt with 12 staying
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
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral is 165 years old this year. Listen as Mark talks with
The Enchanted Forest
Joe and I had the pleasure of spending time with Olive Gamble who was a
Olympic Park Bleacher Collapse of 1884
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully By the end of the 1800s, Memphis would
The Great Balcony Collapse of 1930
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully Memphis and Shelby County is no stranger to
South Main District
This episode revolves around the buildings, businesses, hotels and people of the South main District