Cultural Resources Survey of The University District Memphis, TN Census Tract 73 Conducted by Memphis Heritage, Inc. for the Memphis Landmarks Commission December 2002 Written by Susan M. Mascolino I. Introduction The University District consists of approximately 360 residential and some commercial buildings to the west of the growing University ofContinue Reading
Cultural Resources Survey of The Medical District Memphis, TN Census Tracts 37, 38, 39, 40 Conducted by Memphis Heritage, Inc. for the Memphis Landmarks Commission April 2003 Written by Susan M. Mascolino I. Introduction The Medical District consists of several neighborhoods that have been merged into one area. The survey area followedContinue Reading
Cultural Resources Survey of The Village Memphis, Tennessee Census Tract 85 June, 2001 I. Description of Survey Area The Village is a small, relatively secluded neighborhood in the heart of Memphisís heavily trafficked Poplar Avenue corridor. Less than half a mile square, it lies in an affluent residential district situatedContinue Reading
Cultural Resources Survey of Plaza Gardens Census Tract 30 Memphis, Tennessee September, 2001 I. Description of Survey Area The Plaza Gardens survey district encompasses four major subdivisions in the Poplar Plaza area: Plaza Gardens, Poplar Boulevard Terrace, North Poplar Park, and Highland Park. Survey boundaries were determined by the boundaries of theseContinue Reading
Cultural Resources Survey of Parkway Woods Census Tract 65 Memphis, Tennessee March, 2002 I. Description of Survey Area Parkway Woods is a small enclave of postwar homes sandwiched in the junction of Lamar Avenue and East Parkway South. The neighborhood, only about 1/4 of a square mile in area, followsContinue Reading
Cultural Resource Survey of Normal Station Census Tract 74 Memphis, Tennessee December, 2001 I. Description of the Survey Area Normal Station, bounded by the major arteries of Southern Avenue on the north, Park Avenue on the south, Highland on the west, and Goodlett on the east, encompasses about one squareContinue Reading
Cultural Resources Survey of The Joffre Area Memphis, Tennessee Census Tract 72 June, 2001 Description of Survey Area Joffre encompasses roughly 0.5 square miles near the center of the city of Memphis, defined by major thoroughfares Poplar Avenue on the north and Central Avenue on the south, and residential streetsContinue Reading
Cultural Resources Survey of Jackson Terrace-2nd Addition Census Tract 13 Memphis, Tennessee February, 2002 I. Description of Survey Area The Second Addition to the Jackson Terrace subdivision is a small, irregularly-shaped area of north Memphis bounded by Crump Street [not Avenue] on the northwest, Hudson Street on the east and northeast, PopeContinue Reading
Cultural Resource Survey ofHigh Point Terrace Memphis, Tennessee Census Tract 29 June, 2001I. Description of Survey Area High Point Terrace comprises roughly 1.5 square miles bounded by Highland Avenue on the west, Eastland and Swan Ridge Circle on the east, Walnut Grove on the south, and Sam Cooper Boulevard (InterstateContinue Reading
Cultural Resources Survey of Green Meadows / Poplar Glen Census Tract 31 Memphis, Tennessee August 2001 I. Description of Survey Area The subdivisions of Green Meadows, Poplar Glen, and Alicea Park sit directly in the heart of Memphisís urban core, but remain secluded from the arteries that form their northern and southern boundaries, theContinue Reading