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Source Collection
Ron Pevahouse collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0169.001_002.001
Description
"Progress Photo #2, Catholic Club, 1-3-23, Jas. Alexander Cons’t Co, Contractors”. Photographer: C.H. Poland, Memphis, Tennessee. The Catholic Club was located at the southeast corner of Third and Adams. The six-story building was described at the time as "one of the best-equipped club buildings in the South and includes every modern convenience." Inside was a gymnasium, bowling alleys, billiard room, swimming pool, dance rooms, an "excellent café," and even a rooftop garden. The top floors contained 74 spacious apartments that could be rented by members. It closed in 1939 and was demolished in the early 1980s.
Date Created
6-9-2021
Date
1923 January 3
Recommended Citation
"Memphis Catholic Club under construction, 1923" (2021). James Alexander Construction Company, Memphis. 3.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-rpevahouse1/3
Keywords
Clubs--Tennessee--Memphis.
