Downtown

Downtown / Medical Center

This section covers downtown Memphis, including the areas historically known as North Memphis and South Memphis, and the Medical Center. It runs from the Mississippi River on the west to Watkins/Cleveland and Elvis Presley Boulevard on the east, and from M.L. King, Jr. Riverside Park and I-55 on the south to Dewitt Spain Airport and Highway 300 on the north.

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Downtown/Medical Center by Decade

Downtown Before 1920

Downtown in the 1920s

Downtown in the 1930s

Downtown in the 1940s

Downtown in the 1950s

Downtown in the 1960s

Downtown in the 1970s

Downtown in the 1990s

Downtown/Medical Center by Topic

The Riverfront

Historic Homes Downtown

Civic Structures Downtown

Commercial Buildings Downtown

Churches Downtown

Parks & Recreation Downtown

Schools Downtown

Shopping & Dining Downtown

Mississippi River Bridges

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