Correspondence, to Marie Handy from Memphis citizen, 1964

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A letter from a Memphis citizen, Gladys Gordon Evans, to Mrs. Ralph W. Handy (Marie Handy), Memphis, Tennessee, 1964 August 12. This is regarding the proposed routing of Interstate 40 through Overton Park.

"The Federal Government Engineers outlined the route through Overton Park. They do not always make the wisest of suggestions for a given vicinity. We don't want another Chicago. We have our personality. We have ideals."

Identifier

sc.0061.002_011.001

Date

1964 August 12

Keywords

Citizens to Preserve Overton Park; Civic planning; Community activism; Interstate 40; Interstate Highway System--Memphis; Overton Park Expressway Controversy; Parks and recreation; Ruffin, Marie Handy, 1916-2009

Recommended Citation

"Correspondence, to Marie Handy from Memphis citizen, 1964" (2026). Documents. 16.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-mhruffinpapers1/16