Ask the Memphian: The parkway system and its names? Make it make sense!
How did the Parkways get their names? (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Rebekah Doe recently posed a question to The Daily Memphian that has surely plagued more than one Memphian navigating the city’s parkway system, even in today’s GPS-covered world.
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“How in the world did the parkways get their names? There’s North Parkway that starts out at A.W. Willis (used to be Auction Ave.), then East Parkway, then South Parkway East, East Parkway South, back to South Parkway East and finally South Parkway West,” the registered nurse wrote, her frustration evident in the words. “Please make it make sense.”
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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