“I was on Beale Street a few years ago and I didn’t feel safe. Not at all.”
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I was born in Memphis, 1944, when the black population was less then 40%. Up into the 60s, Memphis was rated the nations quietest and cleanest city. It also had the nations number one fire department, with the National Firefighters convention held there each year.
Beale St. was originally a black only street downtown, and frequented only in daytime by whites going to the numerous army surplus stores. It is where we went to buy summer camping supplies.
Beale converted into a tourist area, with numerous nightclubs in the 90s.
Since I left for the last time in 2000, the city has declined, with the black population growing to 60%, and taking over the government. I think the murder rate is now the highest in the US.
Memphis has “Gone With the Wind”.
Memphis FReepers, please correct any mistakes that I made in this post.
Memphis has “Gone With the Wind”.
This sounds like Mobile a city trending the same way.