Inked: Lipscomb & Pitts sign comes off iconic building
The signage at 2670 Union Ave. Ext. no longer says “Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance.” The Memphis company was bought by Fort Worth, Texas-based Higginbotham Insurance Agency in 2020. The signage was updated in June. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
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Lipscomb & Pitts building signage changed
After nearly 30 years, the building’s signage at 2670 Union Ave. Ext. no longer says “Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance.”
At the end of June, new white letters reading “Higginbotham Insurance” appeared at the top of the 139,388-square-foot building.
In 2020, Memphis-based insurance brokerage Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance was acquired by Fort Worth, Texas-based Higginbotham Insurance Agency.
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Sophia Surrett
Sophia Surrett is a recent University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers restaurants, residential real estate, and hospitality and tourism.
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