Fairgrounds, Cobblestones funding approved
This rendering of Liberty Park/Fairgrounds looks to the northeast with the 277,000-square-foot Memphis Sports and Events Center fronting on East Parkway and athletic fields at the East Parkway and Southern Avenue corner. (Courtesy LibertyParkMemphis.com)
The Fairgrounds conversion to Liberty Park got a $4 million boost Tuesday, Feb. 2, to begin some ground work in May as well as to start designing buildings.
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