DoubleTree to become a Marriott ‘Autograph’ hotel
Now destined to become a boutique hotel within the Marriott Autograph Collection, the original part of DoubleTree by Hilton opened in 1927 as Hotel Tennessee. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
The 93-year-old hotel at the southeast corner of B.B. King Boulevard and Union across from The Peabody will become one of the upscale, boutique but independently owned hotels in Marriott's Autograph Collection.
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marriott Larry Wright The Peabody DoubleTree Downtown Memphis hotelsTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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