--- w evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The major thought I had about Beale street was that
> 25 years ago it was
> likely a very different place that Joni saw than it
> is today... because
> then, like most big city old downtowns in the 70s
> and early 80s, it was a
> neglected place... and since then, like most others,
> it has seen a great
> infusion of money to preserve the historic place,
> and at the same time
> provide great money-making opportunities for gift
> shops and nightclubs.
> Today, Beale is party central in memphis, which
> means a bunch of drunk
> yuppies and tourists like steve and me.... and I
> wonder what joni would
> think of the place now.
Old Beale Street is gentrified
Sweeties Snack Bars a bistro now
Someone with a longer attention span, feel free to
step in anytime now.
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