There are 5 article(s) tagged preservation:

• October 2021

  • Preservationist strikes again, buys historic Lowenstein Mansion

    Preservationist William “Bill” Townsend is on a tear. He just bought the Lowenstein Mansion, which is a mile east of his Masonic Temple and four miles west of his Luciann Theater building.

    By Tom Bailey October 06, 2021

• June 2019

  • Highland Heights UM Church closing after Sunday’s service

    Highland Heights United Methodist Church has anchored a corner of Summer and Highland for a century, but will close because of its shrinking, aging membership.

    By Tom Bailey June 13, 2019

  • Lots of new windows proposed for Downtown historic building

    The preservation and conversion of two historic Downtown buildings for apartments include a plan to create dozens of new windows.

    By Tom Bailey June 05, 2019

• December 2018

  • Plan to replace office building with car wash delayed as opposition mounts

    The business proposing to replace the Century Building with a car wash sought and received a 30-day hold as City Hall received 23 opposition emails from neighbors, even from Sun Studio and a New Orleans resident.

    By Tom Bailey December 11, 2018

• November 2018

  • Century Building would be razed for car wash

    A familiar East Memphis office building, with its script “Century Building" sign in front and mechanized, louvered windows on the sides, is proposed to be demolished and replaced with a car wash.

    By Tom Bailey November 27, 2018