Soybean field turned Square starts to take shape
Silo Square's signature feature towers over wildflowers as construction continues on the first mixed-use buildings in the background. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
Two of Silo Square's mixed-use buildings, each three stories, are effectively designed as illusions, with a nod to the past. The presence of a kitchen-appliance delivery truck nearby signals that completion of those buildings is within the near future.
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Silo Square Gill Properties Southaven Mixed-use Development Commercial Real EstateTom 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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