New plan calls for demolishing all of historic Nylon Net Building
A plan to redevelop the historic Nylon Net Building site for apartments now calls for the entire building, including smokestack, to be demolished. (Daily Memphian file)
Carlisle Development had planned to preserve the most ornate part of the historic 7 Vance building as part of a plan to build 200-plus apartments there.
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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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