Photo Gallery: Empty Memphis
The normally-bustling fountain area in the middle of the University of Memphis sits empty during the coronavirus pandemic April 15, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Central High School's Crump Stadium sits empty April 22, 2020 as students remain at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The entrance to AutoZone Park typically draws large crowds during the summer months, but the rapid and deadly spread of COVID-19 has many Memphians sheltering in place. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Civic Plaza outside Memphis City Hall is usually the center of the city's political world, but instead it sits empty April 20, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Although the flow of traffic on Riverside Drive is halted, the flow of the Mississippi River continues while the city works to keep the spread of COVID-19 to a minimum. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The crack of the bat and the cheer of the crowd are typical sounds for AutoZone Park thei time of the year, but instead silence fills the home of Memphis Redbirds and Memphis 901 FC April 24, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The normally busy Memphis Civil Rights Museum, which draws crowds from all over the world looking to pay respects to Dr. Martin Luther King sits empty April 22, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Had the Memphis Grizzlies made the NBA playoffs, The FedExForum would be the center of the city's sporting world, but instead it sits empty April 22, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
While the Doughboy statue in Overton Park represents the fallen heroes of WWI, many more Americans of that time died of the Spanish Flu, drawing parallels of the struggles many Americans are facing a century later. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The intersection of Cooper Street and Young Avenue is usually bustling with foot traffic eager to start the weekend, but is instead empty April 24, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Beale Steet on a Friday evening in April typically draws crowds from all over the world, but on April 15, 2020 a lone photographer uses the shuttered street to his advantage. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
No basketball will be played at Tom Lee Park this weekend as the city remains on lockdown as officials try to curb the deadly impact of COVID-19 on Memphis. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Patrick Lantrip
Patrick Lantrip is an award-winning writer, photographer and videographer based in Memphis, Tennessee. When not exploring the outdoors, Patrick enjoys spending time with his daughter, Anna.
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