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Source Collection
Commercial Appeal newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0452.01.016a_008.001
Description
Union Avenue Methodist Church at the corner of Union and Cooper in August 1956. The church was built in 1914 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its sale and demolition were heavily protested both on the streets and in court but to no avail. It was demolished in 2011 and now a CVS pharmacy sits at the location.
Date Created
7-7-2021
Date
1956 August
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
"Union Avenue M.E. Church, Memphis, TN, 1956" (2021). Memphis. 114.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-commercialappeal4/114
Keywords
Churches--Tennessee--Memphis.
Archival Statement
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