The Memphis 10: Liberty Park, Poplar Plaza and The Ravine bring potential change to city’s center
The name Liberty Park is a nod to the old Libertyland theme park once located in the southwest corner of the property. (LibertyParkMemphis.com)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
We're used to large-scale alterations underway on sites Downtown, but landscapes are also changing at some promising and high-profile properties farther East.
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