“I also question the authenticity of the photos.”
Why???????????
Except for the misplaced San Fran trolley pic, they all authentic.
The New Daisy Theater
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Entertainment venue on Beale Street. Offerings include musical performances and boxing; beer is served. Calendar of upcoming events, map, and general ...
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330 Beale Street Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 525-8981
One of the other pics clearly says Beale Ave.
BTW. took me 5 seconds to find that info.
Well, I will not argue with you, as the photos are somewhat before my time.
The pics of sailors in white is the only thing that looks authentic to me.
One of the center pics, trolly and long view down the street has no resemblance at all to Memphis.
Prior to the 70s, Beale was strictly a black/negro street, not to be visited after dark.
On Saturday (daytime), however, it was very popular for pawn shop shopping.
It is where we went to buy camping/outdoor goods, army surplus items, for summer camp.
Beale is now an entertainment hub for downtown..pretty much a tourist trap, but BB King’s is great, if he is there.
I took a French girl there to see him, and she was quite excited, as she was not more then 10 feet from him as he played.
Memphis did have electric trolleys, and maybe a few tracked
trolleys, as I seem to remember some old tracks still embedded in a few downtown streets.
The old electric buses were sent to an old farm, east of town, where they rusted away for many years.
My father’s store was at 20 South Main.
The basement in the back ally, and next to his store, is The Rendezvous, one of the most famous of rib restaurants, and a main Memphis attraction.
While the photos are 22 years older than me, I am certain that he “chop suey” pic is not of Memphis either.
It’s interesting to see the sailors on Beale Street though. It’s a nice reminder that the world’s largest inland naval base was about 15 miles up the road in Millington, TN.
The pick of Nathans does look real, as it was one of the more well known pawn shops on Beale.
They were all run by Jewish people.