Vehicle repair shop isn’t budging from Jackson Ave. home
Jackson Tire & Alignment technician Undra Washington replaces brake pads Thursday, May 20, 2021. The business has operated from the same location for 50 years, even while other businesses closed or left because of economic stresses in the neighborhood. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The businesses all around Jackson Tire & Alignment moved or closed over the decades, but the vehicle-repair shop has remained steadfast in serving the Heights, Nutbush and Douglass neighborhoods. This year marks the business’s 50th year at 3506 Jackson Ave.
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Heights Community Development Corp. Jackson Avenue CorridorTom Bailey
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.