Key designer for important Memphis building dies

Tommy Ray Polk was leader in plans for downtown iBank, formerly NBC building

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: May 12, 2019 4:49 PM CT | Published: May 12, 2019 4:42 PM CT

Architect Tommy Roy Polk has died. He worked with famed Memphis architect Roy Harrover in designing iBank Tower — originally known as the NBC Building — in Downtown Memphis. The building was completed in 1973.

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Tom Bailey

Tom 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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