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Ask the Memphian: What is that metal menagerie in Downtown Memphis?

By , Daily Memphian Updated: April 14, 2025 1:36 PM CT | Published: April 14, 2025 4:00 AM CT

Andrew Mathewes was heading west on Peabody Avenue one morning when his 2-year-old son Beckett suddenly started wailing.

“I want to see the horse!” Beckett was yelling. “I want to see the horse!”

Mathewes was mystified, wondering why there was a horse in a residential area just on the edge of Downtown Memphis. He kept driving and didn’t think much of it.

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Jody Callahan

Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.


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