Midtown Memphis photos--old apartment buildings

[sleepy]

Midtown Memphis is the late 19th-early 20th century part of the city, approximately 16 square miles. It runs from the downtown area east for about 4 miles, and is bounded more or less by the Parkway System, a 1920's innercity loop with a landscaped median and old, rich homes.

And no, Midtown wasn't named after Atlanta's--there are businesses in Memphis called Midtown since the 30's.

Anyway, it's home to some of the wealthiest people in Memphis, poor people, the middle-class, and has a little Saigon as well.

It also has some great architecture imho and many old apartment buildings, as pictured here.

Stoops:

Madison Avenue apts, on the streetcar line:

Madison Avenue and Gilmore highrise:

Cleveland Avenue apts:

The rich:

The Parkview:

Art deco (nouveau?) Kimbrough towers:

The not so rich:

A bunch of fourplexes:

Hmmm . . . a little bit of St. Louis and a little bit of New Orleans:

Somewhere:

Still waiting for the bus:

[HighRiseGuY]

The Apt buildings and homes look pretty good IMO.

[mandrws1]

Great pictures!

[mandrws1]

I too have some pictures, but can't seem to get them copied onto the message board. Any suggestions?

[Fellowmann20]

Does Nashville have anything similar to Memphis's Midtown?

[mandrws1]

I believe Nashville's West End is similar to Midtown Memphis. Vanderbilt University is located nearby.