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Sears Building

MTSUBlueraider86 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:31:30 +0000

http://www.utk.edu/torchbearer/2011/07/a-sears-renaissance/

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Memphis VS Birmingham

MTSUBlueraider86 — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:37:53 +0000

Please refrain from using phrases like "both cities pretty much suck anyway..." Its okay to not like a city, but give reasons that provide a sustainable and viable argument rather than using words like "suck."

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Memphis VS Birmingham

shekelman — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:37:33 +0000

density it not thte problem for either city, in fact it's not an issue given enormous white/suurban flight over the mountain in bham, and well past Collierville, Arlington in Memphis....in short,, both cities pretty much suck anyway, whether dense in the city centre or not

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Memphis VS Birmingham

MTSUBlueraider86 — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:30:16 +0000

Memphis and Birmingham are impressive with vintage old stock buildings. Nashville's suburban flight in the 1970's left a lot of our old stock empty and in bad repair. I think we saved what we could but we lost some gems. Nashville looks more like Atlanta and Charlotte with its post 1980 architecture than an old school southern city.. Nashville does not have the old southern city charm it did back in the 1930's-1960's.

I do not remember ever being in Birmingham but Memphis was a nice city when I was last there in 1997. It seemed dense and for the life of me I still cannot understand why the tallest building in the city is 7-10 miles out of downtown! Every time I fly east over Memphis, I see downtown on my left and Clark Tower and the UP Tower to my right miles from downtown.

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Memphis VS Birmingham

East Side Urbanite — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:58:58 +0000

Justiceham, on 09 October 2010 - 10:18 PM, said:

Memphis has a great density unmatched by Nashville, but Birmingham is very close, and reminds me of Memphis with hills. Birmingham is impressive when you come in from 65 south into the city, the buildings although not that tall give a big city presence. Memphis has the built environment thing going and a real chunky feeling once you enter downtown. Memphis's skyline isn't that impressive as Birmingham or Nashville, however, it gives you a true urban feel. Nashville's skyline would be more impressive if the west end had taller buildings. If you look closely, coming in from north 65, you can see the massive size of the skyline from east to west Nashville, but because the downtown has much taller buildings than anywhere esle in the city and development has mainly been post 1980's the "true urban core" looks small.

J-Ham,

Very good points.

A few observations: Both downtown Birmingham and Memphis have very strong vintage (and pedestrian-oriented) building stocks. Lots of stuff in the three- to 15-story range. Also, both cities offer a good bit of old-school fabric that is "attached" (i.e., the buildings share walls). Nashville, sadly, has very little of that. Nashville is trying to compensate for its lack of quality vintage stuff with lots of 21-century infill. Some of the additions have been very tasteful, but there have been missteps. From a built fabric perspective, the most impressive thing about Nashville is to drive from Broadway at First Avenue (at the Cumberland River), via West End Avenue and to White Bridge Road on the west side or to (taking the same starting point) split at 17th and go via 21st Avenue to I-440. Memphis offers similar impressive drives from downtown and going east via Union and Poplar. Birmingham delivers with the drive from downtown to Five Points via 20th Street South. My favorite area of B-Ham might be the Highland/Ruston parks district. Wow. Very impressive. Reminds me of Cherokee Park in Louisville.

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Memphis VS Birmingham

Justiceham — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 04:18:37 +0000

Memphis VS Birmingham

East Side Urbanite — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:30:23 +0000

memphismike123, on 03 September 2010 - 08:18 PM, said:

I Was skimming through forums yesterday and saw that people made a comment that birmingham" Was too Dense downtown" well i Just wondered how there density stacked up to ours.Plese post Pics.

Mike,

I live in Nashville and was born in Memphis (visit once a year to check everything from the built environment to the zoo to the UofM campus (parents attended what was then Memphis State College). I know the city quite well. Also, I try to visit Birmingham once a year. Was last there in May. As to building density in Memphis and Birmingham, here's my take:

I give Birmingham a slight edge. It's Downtown/South Side are compact as they are hemmed in by Red Mountain. South Side also has UAB, which ranks as one of the most building-dense university campuses I have ever seen (and I've seen many). The entire mass of this urban core is extremely gridded and, in large part because of UAB, has respectable people density.

In contrast, I feel Memphis is a bit more impressive overall in that its sheer "building mass" extends from downtown to the inner-interstate loop (about 10 miles) — a stretch of significant built fabric that Birmingham (or many Southern cities) simply cannot match.

Of note, both Birmingham (Downtown/South Side) and Memphis (Downtown/Midtown) -- compared to Nashville (Downtown/Midtown) -- offer much better building density and vintage architecture stock. In these three comparable areas, Nashville might have about the same people density, but I doubt it. Lastly, and only somewhat relatedly, within these comparable areas of all three cities, Nashville has more civic/cultural buildings and more structures built since 1980.

Overall, I like Memphis's building density and vintage flavor.

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Memphis VS Birmingham

memphismike123 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:18:41 +0000

I Was skimming through forums yesterday and saw that people made a comment that birmingham" Was too Dense downtown" well i Just wondered how there density stacked up to ours.Plese post Pics.

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Pinnacle Airlines moving to Downtown Memphis

jmduke — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:23:33 +0000

Looks like Olive Branch is getting into the Pinnacle HQ bidding war. My hunch is they would probably like to stay in the airport area and consolidate the HQ at the old FedEx HQ in the Nonconnach Corp. Center...but I still hope they move to Commerce Square downtown. I also think Memphis and Shelby Co. will sweeten the deal to keep them in Memphis one way or another.
Memphis Daily News: http://www.memphisda...e.aspx?id=51402
Commercial Appeal: http://www.commercia...offer-move-its/
Interesting commentary from MDN a few weeks back: http://www.memphisda...e.aspx?id=51080

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New Tower Sighting

James Owen — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:46:48 +0000

Memphis4ever, on 16 June 2010 - 11:59 PM, said:

When did you go to TSU I just graduated this May

Glad to hear it. I'm there right now trying to finish up on my bachelor's in Engineering.

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New Tower Sighting

Memphis4ever — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:59:51 +0000

James Owen, on 16 June 2010 - 09:01 PM, said:

Well, that's good to hear. Hopefully, the new rendering of The Phoenix by Hilton (not an official name; I just made it up) will be just as promising as this one.

The MBJ article has a few other details in it as well, including:

- a planned Hyatt Summerfield Suites by the Memphis Bioworks Foundation (location yet to be determined)
- renovation of the Benchmark Hotel, possibly becoming a Clarion hotel (rendering found on the CCC website under Current Projects)

The link is right here:
http://memphis.bizjo...14/daily14.html

When did you go to TSU I just graduated this May

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Memphis International Airport

James Owen — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:05:37 +0000

This hasn't been mentioned here, but construction of the new South Intermodal Terminal, which will house both MATA and Greyhound bus operations, is already underway as much of the structural framing for the new building is already up, with hopes of completing the project by next year.

MDN makes a mention of this in tomorrow's edition:
http://www.memphisda...?id=50760#50760

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New Tower Sighting

James Owen — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:01:52 +0000

Memphis4ever, on 16 June 2010 - 08:33 PM, said:

The new hotel to be built by the Fed Ex forum will be a hilton hotel. It received funding money today.

A new rendering of the building is due to be released later.

New Tower Sighting

Memphis4ever — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:33:49 +0000

The new hotel to be built by the Fed Ex forum will be a hilton hotel. It received funding money today.

A new rendering of the building is due to be released later.

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New Tower Sighting

bluff2085 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:18:03 +0000

This building (Le Bonheur Children's Hospital) is almost finished. At 251 feet, it might be the tallest 12 story building in Memphis

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Historic Midtown church to be demolished

ZachariahDaMan — Fri, 28 May 2010 21:26:00 +0000

....for a CVS

http://www.wreg.com/news/wreg-midtown-church-cvs,0,5900625.story

The Union Ave Methodist Church could soon be gone. Check out the video in the article for some views of it.

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Memphis International Airport

Johnny Ryall — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:23:41 +0000

shekelman, on 10 May 2010 - 11:52 AM, said:

screw being a 'cargo hub'.........so is West Memphis AR, and that place is still a piece of crap

Memphis Int'l Airport's economic impact dwarfs Alanta-Hartsfield, nearly $30,000,000,000.00 annually. So, screw your opinion. Oh, and West Memphis? Yeah, it still has some rough inner-city neighborhoods because it's... inner city and Marion is experiencing double digit growth now. Thanks for checking in, douche.

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Memphis International Airport

shekelman — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:52:58 +0000

jmduke, on 29 March 2010 - 07:00 AM, said:

Mayor of Atlanta is a bit envious of Memphis' position as a top cargo hub and wants in on the action. http://www.ajc.com/s...cargo03281.html

Envious ?? that's rich...Atlanta attracts PEOPLE, thus commerce which has a multiplier effect throughout the MSA.....CARGO is CARGO, packages and freight don't compete in economic development ...specifically JOBS and the flow of money

screw being a 'cargo hub'.........so is West Memphis AR, and that place is still a piece of crap

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New Tower Sighting

James Owen — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:17:38 +0000

Luv04God, on 26 April 2010 - 12:55 PM, said:

Its probably the New LeBonheur Hospital Tower. Yes it looks really neat.
I heard its going to be a great facility for the kids to help get their minds off of their treatments.
I heard its going to have a small movie theater! The Hospital Tower reminds me of an extruded
version of the Brister Library Tower on the Southwest corner of the University of Memphis campus
at the corner of Patterson and Walker.

Welcome to the forums.

BTW, the library tower you're speaking of is now called John Wilder Tower.

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New Tower Sighting

Luv04God — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:55:36 +0000