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Looking At Downtown’s Future Through Carl Person’s Eyes

Looking At Downtown’s Future Through Carl Person’s Eyes

by | Mar 9, 2021 | , , , , | 0

Thumbnail: Projects on the horizon – Tom Lee Park’s transformation, The Walk at Union construction, a new Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, and the projects of the Downtown Memphis Commission – position the city for a burst of momentum unseen in decades.  Carl Person is at the center of much of it, and he’s the subject of today’s blog post.

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Metal Museum Recommended For Rust Hall In Overton Park

Metal Museum Recommended For Rust Hall In Overton Park

by | Jul 3, 2020 | , , | 0

Thumbnail: The search committee is recommending to city officials that The Metal Museum becomes the next tenant of Rust Hall in Overton Park now that the Memphis College of Art has closed down.  Armed with a promise to create a national museum and a pledge of $12 million from an out-of-town donor, the Metal Museum becomes the perfect occupant for the architecturally significant building. 

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