by Joe Spake on December 8, 2011
Will the Nineteenth Century Club fall victim to the track hoes? The Nineteenth Century Club is a philanthropic and cultural women’s organization. The organization bought the magnificent house at 1433 Union Avenue in 1926. The mansion was originally built for Rowland J. Darnell in 1909 and was one of many mansions that lined the stretch [...]
by Joe Spake on April 5, 2011
Plenty has been written about the fate of Union Avenue United Methodist Church which sat at the southwest corner of Union Avenue and Cooper Street for 100 years. There is no use rehashing the actions of the the Methodist Church, real estate agent, OPD, the City Council, Memphis Heritage, the lawyers, the protesters. The [...]
by Joe Spake on March 23, 2011
Karen Bottle Capps with “She Flew the Coop” One of my favorite Spring Midtown events is Cooper-Young’s Arts for Art’s Sake Auction, being held this year on April 9. Details: _____________ Joe Spake is a Consultant and Real Estate Broker in Memphis, TN. If you enjoy this blog, please Subscribe to the RSS feed.