Central Gardens Home Tour still looks great in its early 40s
Though he spends most of his time in the open kitchen and living room off the garden, Rick Bartl's favorite room is where he keeps his piano. Bartl's house is one of the places on display during the 43rd Annual Central Gardens Home Tour taking place Sunday, Sept. 8. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Jill Johnson Piper
Jill Johnson Piper is a second generation newspaper writer with roots in Memphis and Arkansas. She earned a B.A. in English from Rhodes College. Her work appears in Rhodes Today and Memphis magazine, as well as The Daily Memphian.
Central Gardens in the mid-’70s might have been described as “shabby chic.” You could still buy something on Peabody or Lemaster for less than $50,000. Today, Realtor.com puts the median listing price in Central Gardens at $372,400.
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