by Joe Spake on July 10, 2010
The track hoes, bulldozers, and dump trucks have been quietly and efficiently doing their work in leveling demolishing destroying developing the Fairgrounds property. This shot is from what used to be the north parking lot of the Mid-South Coliseum, looking north. Missing (with the exception of 2 of the old buildings) are all the buildings, [...]
by Joe Spake on March 11, 2010
In a parking lot in the shadow of the Arena building at the former Mid-South Fairgrounds is a little piece of Memphis history. Moved there and set up on blocks is the one-room school house from President’s Island, dating back before the industrialization of the area when it was a rural community.  It looks like [...]
