Volunteers answer call to help clean up Mid-South Coliseum
Tim Bowers helps sweep up dust as volunteers scour the Mid-South Coliseum on Saturday, April 27, 2019, to remove old debris, clean and tidy up the historic arena. The Coliseum Coalition and Clean Memphis invited members of the public to assist with the cleaning as they attempt to make it safer for tours and events. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Volunteers pitch in Saturday, April 27, 2019, to remove debris and clean the Mid-South Coliseum. The Coliseum Coalition and Clean Memphis invited members of the public to assist with the effort. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Brian George and his family clean up glass from one of the offices at the Mid-South Coliseum. They are among the volunteers who pitched in Saturday, April 27, 2019, to remove debris from the historic arena. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Brian George and his family clean up glass from one of the offices at the Mid-South Coliseum. They are among the volunteers who pitched in Saturday, April 27, 2019, to remove debris from the historic arena. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Brian George shifts a rack of folding chairs at the Mid-South Coliseum on Saturday, April 27, 2019. The volunteer effort, aimed at cleaning up the arena, was arranged by Coliseum Coalition and Clean Memphis. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Volunteers answered the call from the Coliseum Coalition to help "pre-vitalize" the Mid-South Coliseum, turning out Saturday to clean up the storied Memphis landmark.
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