Memphis, TN is ruined now?
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Memphis, TN is ruined now?
Just returned from a trip to one of my favorite cities, Memphis TN.
I have been there since they erected this "Peabody Place" downtown and didn't like it the last time I was there. However, this time it really got on my nerves.
I used to enjoy downtown Memphis because it was a little "dirty" just as a town that produces the blues should be. It was very touristy and safe....but it still somewhat looked the part.
This mall...Peabody Place may have helped bring the surburbanites in to shop, but I think it has killed the character of downtown.
That's just what I think, I was wondering if anyone had the same thought or other opinions.
I have been there since they erected this "Peabody Place" downtown and didn't like it the last time I was there. However, this time it really got on my nerves.
I used to enjoy downtown Memphis because it was a little "dirty" just as a town that produces the blues should be. It was very touristy and safe....but it still somewhat looked the part.
This mall...Peabody Place may have helped bring the surburbanites in to shop, but I think it has killed the character of downtown.
That's just what I think, I was wondering if anyone had the same thought or other opinions.
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As someone who lived in Memphis as its downtown was just beginning to (again) be a safe place to walk in; I'm glad to hear that it continues to expand as a place where anyone can walk around without fear.
Downtowns are places where real people live and work; not just sites where you leave the safety of your home in order to get a thrill from "dirty" danger.
The crime and drugs in downtown Memphis thirty years ago didn't produce the blues; they almost ruined them. I'm glad the city has turned itself around, so that real music can co-exist with safety, cleanliness, and jobs.
There are many towns where the downtown is still quite "dirty;" feel free to visit them for your thrill and leave Memphis for those who prefer a livable place.
Downtowns are places where real people live and work; not just sites where you leave the safety of your home in order to get a thrill from "dirty" danger.
The crime and drugs in downtown Memphis thirty years ago didn't produce the blues; they almost ruined them. I'm glad the city has turned itself around, so that real music can co-exist with safety, cleanliness, and jobs.
There are many towns where the downtown is still quite "dirty;" feel free to visit them for your thrill and leave Memphis for those who prefer a livable place.
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I was there while it was being built (well, the outside was finished but the inside wasn't yet). My impression of the downtown Memphis area is that although it still retains it's "feel," the area where I felt comfortable walking at night had increased considerably. It's not right in the middle of the Beale Street area to interfere with the activities there, but close enough to easily walk to. I don't see a problem.
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I still love Memphis. It is a quick getaway fro me in St. Louis.
I DO NOt go tothat mall. I still enjoy the same Beale St. atmosphere, the yummy bbq restauants..
I have seen worse.
I enjoy the going to the "wonders" and the last poster was right to say the mall should have been built near the pyramid.
I DO NOt go tothat mall. I still enjoy the same Beale St. atmosphere, the yummy bbq restauants..
I have seen worse.
I enjoy the going to the "wonders" and the last poster was right to say the mall should have been built near the pyramid.
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I live in the Memphis area and I love what downtown has done. Sure, it's a little more "every city USA" but they need to do whatever they can to keep it alive. When I moved to Memphis about 10 years ago, I was warned to stay away or at least go in a big group and only walk on Beale Street. Now it's much safer. The visitors who want to visit a "dirty" downtown atmosphere aen't the ones really supporting it. You need a combination of all sorts of people including locals, visitors, families, etc. Peabody Place doesn't do anything to negatively affect it. If anything, the Hard Rock Cafe did that years ago. Nothing against the Hard Rock...been there several times for bands. If it weren't for new development, Beale Street would be a seedy place that no one goes to except the occassional visitor.
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Drugs and crime didn't fuel the blues?
A dull, upper-middle mall gives to musical expression? Only if you teach music in public school.
That being said, the whole "gritty" Memphis thing died years ago, and now only Bono is blown away by it all now. And, yes, downtowns should be places to live and work. And all that tourist money just cannot be turned down.
A dull, upper-middle mall gives to musical expression? Only if you teach music in public school.
That being said, the whole "gritty" Memphis thing died years ago, and now only Bono is blown away by it all now. And, yes, downtowns should be places to live and work. And all that tourist money just cannot be turned down.