Another historic Pinch building threatened, this time by fire
Fire early Saturday morning, Jan. 9, engulfed the 120-year-old building on N. Main near Overton. The building already is flanked by surface parking lots, which threaten the standing of the Pinch-North Main Historic District. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
A fire early Saturday morning heavily damaged a 120-year-old building in the historic Pinch District.
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Pinch District fire historic preservation Downtown Memphis Commission Memphis HeritageTom 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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