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The last magnificent home on Union Avenue

Will the Nineteenth Century Club fall victim to the track hoes?

Nineteenth Century Club

Nineteenth Century Club

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 of  in Midtown. Now it’s the last one standing, the next door neighbor of Taco Bell.  The area is now home to fast food joints, strip shopping centers, and modern office buildings and retail.

The property is for sale for  $1.5 Million.  I know many of us would hate to see the building demolished, so let’s hope an angel arrives in time with the ideas and money to save this house from the wrecking ball.  If you are, or know such a person, there are plenty of us who will happily help you  with all necessary due diligence.

An estate sale was held last weekend, and I was able to get  photos of some of the interior details.

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Sometimes the best things fall through the cracks

Crockett Technical H.S. Yearbook page

Crockett Technical H.S. Yearbook page - 1923

The older I get the more I appreciate history, especially historical pictures.  The kind of pictures that end up in drawers somewhere, eventually to be thrown out with the trash.  Some folks keep those scraps that tie together generations.  If we are lucky, they share their collections.

A friend introduced me to memphistechhigh.com last week.  Gene Gill (Memphis Tech Class of 1951) has put together an unbeliveably comprehensive collection of information about Memphis Technical High School.  His collections about the school would put any archivist at the Memphis Board of Education to shame.  There is even a scan of every year book (with the exception of 1924) dating back to the school’s beginnings in 1911.  If you are a Tech alum or if you had any friends at Tech during its days as a high school, stop now and go to memphistechhigh.com  (I’ll wait – enjoy!). Continue reading

BarCamp Memphis – November 12 #BCMEM

BarCamp Memphis 2011 will happen November 12

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BarCamp is an tech UN-conference, open to all.  Web 2.0 topics are addressed in presentations chosen and presented by participants.  To steal a line from Forrest Gump:  BarCamp is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you are going to get.  Topics could range from software tricks, blogging, development,  social media, or e-marketing, to the future of the online experience.  One thing for sure – there will be lots of lively conversation and networking in a very friendly atmosphere, all for a very small price.

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Location:
Southwest Community College
Barnblum Library Complex
5983 Macon Cove
Memphis, TN 38134

Time:
8:30AM – 4:30PM

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Check it out on Facebook  and Twitter  And if you want to Tweet about it, the hashtag is #BCMEM

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