William Park Metcalf House
By Dennis Wolf The undated photo below is of the William P. Metcalf home at
Forgotten History
The Story of Vance Avenue Alma
By Dennis Wolf This is a narrative about a woman named Alma Cox Whitworth Calvert
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
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
The Barry Club: from 1950 to 1984
by JV Lowry Deputy Chief James Pete Leach raised me. He taught me that there
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
Olympic Park Bleacher Collapse of 1884
By Joe Lowry Edited by Trish Gully By the end of the 1800s, Memphis would
Memphis Street Railway Strike – Part III
Final installment in a 3 part series – read the 1st installment here, and the
Memphis Street Railway Strike – Part II
2nd in a 3 part series – read the 1st installment here. By William Novarese
Memphis Street Railway Strike – Part I
By William Novarese The Memphis Street Railway Company controlled all streetcar traffic in Memphis in
Free– But With A Price (A Memory Piece)
by Charlie Lambert Back then, over seventy-years ago, a city bus route ran directly in
Diggs Nolen – Memphis Underworld Boss
by J.V. Lowry In a town where there was no Mafia, and E.H. Crump made
Thomas Dies – Part 3
On December 30th, with court in session, word came that the State Supreme court had
Thomas Dies – Part 2
Thomas Dies was known to be a person who followed the same political philosophies as
Thomas Dies – Part 1
Researched and written by Bill Novarese This story is based on facts taken from newspapers
Trail of Tears
We are joined on this very interesting and timely subject by two experts in Graydon