Original Memphis

04/27/2013

Project: Motion is a Memphis based modern dance collective that presents an original repertoire of in

03/28/2013

Help "Raise the Banner"! We are seeking donations for this beautiful brand new banner designed by Monty Shane. The sign pole is on the corner of Orleans and Poplar. We will share one side of the double post with Mallory Neely House. If you'd like to contribute drop by or send in your check to the museum. Please make your check payable to APTA Memphis Chapter...no amount is too small. Our goal is $700!

09/06/2012

Hello all!
Like our *page* by tomorrow and you could recieve a free DVD of the story of Adams Avenue by W***y Bearden. Original Memphis is a new hub for all things unique in Memphis _www.originalmemphis.org_

_The View From Adams Avenue_
"This is the story of the founding and development of Memphis' first suburb. In its heyday, the neighborhood was the true economic, social and political center of the city. Today, only a handful of homes remain to reflect the opulence and the importance of the Victorian era in Memphis. These homes were the castles of the city's industrial and commercial magnates. This film tells their story and ties it to the rest of the city just across the Gayoso Bayou.
W***y Bearden is the creator of the Memphis Legacy Project, and endeavor to visually document and preserve aspects of Memphis history. Bearden's previous films include Overton Park, Elmwood Cemetery, One Came Home, and Visualizing the Blues."

09/03/2012

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/sep/03/spooky-memphis-mansion-could-bring-new-life-to/

Part of the appeal is the homes look like something out of "The Addams Family," says the head of Victorian Village Inc.

08/31/2012

Congrats to Barb Birt Rabinowitz! She's our random winner of our DVD "A View from Adams Avenue".

We'll give another copy away next Friday to a random facebooker who likes our page Original Memphis.

08/24/2012

08/24/2012

The James Lee House, an 8,100-square-foot vacant mansion looming over the corner of Adams and Orleans, is run-down and rumored to be haunted. But it may be restored and made habitable in the upcoming months.

08/22/2012

Hello all!
With all the exciting things going on in Victorian Village, we wanted to make you aware of our new information hub about the unique restaurants, tours, museums, etc. in Memphis. - Original Memphis. www.originalmemphis.org

Like our page by next Friday (8/31) to have a chance to win a DVD of "The View from Adams Avenue: 19th Century Memphis" by W***y Bearden.
"This is the story of the founding and development of Memphis' first suburb. In its heyday, the neighborhood was the true economic, social and political center of the city. Today, only a handful of homes remain to reflect the opulence and the importance of the Victorian era in Memphis. These homes were the castles of the city's industrial and commercial magnates. This film tells their story and ties it to the rest of the city just across the Gayoso Bayou.
W***y Bearden is the creator of the Memphis Legacy Project, and endeavor to visually document and preserve aspects of Memphis history. Bearden's previous films include Overton Park, Elmwood Cemetery, One Came Home, and Visualizing the Blues."

08/21/2012

http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2012/aug/21/lee-house-development-could-propel-district/

Nowadays, the 10-square-block area in Downtown Memphis has one of the highest concentrations of historic structures in the city, with 24 properties on the National Register of Historic Places within four blocks.

08/12/2012

(WMC-TV) – With a history degree under his belt, Memphis business executive Jose Velazquez says he and the James Lee House are a match made in heaven. "It's a challenge and we're up for it," said Vela

07/13/2012

View the new film about the Mallory Neely House,
Victorian Village and nineteenth century Memphis in the Gilded Age.

http://www.originalmemphis.org/index.html

21 properties listed on the National Register, all within a four-block radius. Take a walking/driving tour, visit house museums, dine and be entertained. An authentic, inspiring experience.

06/14/2012

The Woodruff-Fontaine House got a great write up in the Downtowner.

http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=114020&pre=1&p=8

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