I'm pretty smitten with my hometown. And I really love old buildings. Here are some interesting ones I've seen lately.
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The Chisca Hotel |
The Chisca Hotel was in danger of being torn down, but is now going to be renovated. It's a beautiful old building.
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Melrose School
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The old Melrose building is in the Orange Mound neighborhood of Memphis. Apparently there's an awesome staircase inside.
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The Pontotoc Hotel |
This may not look like much, but I bet a lot of interesting things went on here. I heard that people who performed at the nearby Orpheum Theatre used to stay here.
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Damn Right |
Ok, this isn't an old building--it is, however, a supercool mural in Memphis' Soulsville neighborhood.
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