‘Missing middle’ housing to rise near Le Bonheur, St. Jude
One of the pocket development sites lines the west side of Ashland (right), within walking distance and sight of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital (background). (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
Pockets of new duplexes, quadplexes, cottage courts, live/work spaces and small single-family homes may provide affordable homes for workers and serve as an example for reviving other core-city neighborhoods.
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Tom 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.
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