Downtown Memphis, Tennessee

Downtown Memphis, Tennessee is located on the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north and Interstate 55 to the south. Downtown Memphis is the home of Beale Street, The Lorraine Motel (now the National Civil Rights Museum) where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the FedExForum, the Pyramid, the Peabody Hotel, and AutoZone Park. It is home to the Memphis Redbirds, the AAA affliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team.

Skyline

The downtown Memphis skyline consists of several tall buildings. There have been several new proposals for Memphis, consisting of the first tallest skyscaper built in Memphis since 100 North Main. These buildings include One Beale [1][2][3], and The Horizon(consists of two high rise structures).[4][5][6]

Below is a list of the tallest current high rises in Memphis.

Name	Stories	Height (in feet)	Date of completion
100 North Main	37	430	1965
One Commerce Square	31	396	1973
Sterick Building	31	365	1930
Clark Tower Executive Suites	32	365	1972
Morgan Keegan Tower	23	341^*	1985
First Tennessee Bank Building	25	332	1964

One Beale

The Horizon

The Pyramid

^* Including the spire, the Morgan Keegan Tower stands 403 feet.

South Main Arts District

The South Main Arts District makes up the southern portion of Downtown Memphis. Two great points of interest in Memphis reside in this area. One is the National Civil Rights Museum. The other is the historic restaurant The Arcade. It is one of the oldest family owned restaurants in Memphis. On the last Friday of each summer month, an event called "Trolley Night" is put on by the owners of the South Main businesses and Art Galleries. This includes free trolley service up and down main street, open art Galleries, and longer hours for most businesses.

Schools

Downtown Memphis is zoned to the following Memphis City Schools campuses:

External links

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