Ask the Memphian: Did Union Avenue really change lane directions twice a day?
It was 1975, and Jack Sammons was cruising down Union Avenue in a white Monte Carlo he’d just bought for $5,500.
It was the first car he’d purchased with his own money, earned by schlepping lobsters and other seafood at his uncle’s restaurant. Like any young man in such a situation, he loved that hunk of metal more than anything.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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