Soulsville shipping container restaurant planned
A vacant lot on the corner of Walker Avenue and College Street in the Soulsville neighborhood of South Memphis could become home to a shipping container restaurant.
The case will be heard at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in Memphis City Council chambers.
The developer, 275 Food Project, has submitted an application to the Board of Adjustment to build a one-story, walk-up restaurant with shaded outdoor seating at 939 Walker Ave.
According to the application, the project would have off-street, on-street and bike parking. Its anticipated diners would be area residents, as well as students from Soulsville Charter School, Cummings Middle School, Stax Music Academy and LeMoyne-Owen College, as well as visitors to the area.
The restaurant would be a nonprofit establishment, the application states.
“The project is being built to bring people to the community, as well as serve the people that live in the community,” the application states.
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Elle Perry
Elle Perry covers arts and culture and other news for the Daily Memphian. She is a native of Memphis and a two-time graduate of the University of Memphis. Elle previously worked for the Memphis Business Journal and has written for publications including The Memphis Flyer and High Ground News.
