Historic Uptown site to become event center
Fred Lowery of Explore Bike Share helps move the cycling operation out of historic 61 Keel, which is to be renovated and converted into an event center. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
A developer plans to renovate and convert a historic industrial building in Uptown into an event space for 300 to 400 people.
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historic preservation Orgel Family Snuff District UptownTom 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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