Elvis, Cash & doomed ‘Auto Row’ buildings: History may be honored
The previous owner of Lit Restaurant Supply, Lester Lit, standing outside his shop at 309 Union Ave. The building, which is 84 years old and 42,773 square feet, was purchased this month for $4.79 million by developers to make room for the big mixed-use development Union Row.(Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Elvis bought Cadillacs at one building. Johnny Cash recruited his back-up band at the other. Both seem destined for demolition, but plans are being made to memorialize their ties to Memphis music history.
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Commercial Real Estate Elvis Historical Markers Johnny CashTom 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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