Crème de Memph: Planner mines for the joy, quirks in what Memphis has built
Josh Whitehead, director of the Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning and Development (right), goes over old records with Kraus Model Cleaners president Jack Scharff for his Crème de Memph blog. Whitehead was touring the nearly century-old building, which will be the topic for the 269th entry of the blog. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Weekdays, Josh Whitehead serves as planning director for Memphis and Shelby County. Weekends, he writes and takes photos for his history blog that has drawn a following.
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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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