Main Street Trolley at Court Square, Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee — The Main Street Trolley in front of Court Square. In the evening sunlight at upper right is the Exchange Building. Filed under:Memphis [includeme...
Memphis: Court Square Center (before)
Memphis, Tennessee — The Lowenstein Building (left) and the Lincoln American Tower before an extensive reconstruction. Filed under:Memphis [includeme...
Memphis restaurant: Blue Shoe Bar & Grill
Memphis, Tennessee — Tables in the dining room at the Memphis Marriott East's Blue Shoe Bar & Grill, which specializes in Southern cuisine. Filed under:Memphis restaurants [includeme...
Kudzu vine on President’s Island
Memphis, Tennessee — Invasive species: Kudzu vines covering things on President's Island. Filed under:Memphis plants
Memphis: President’s Island kudzu
Memphis, Tennessee — Kudzu, an invasive species known as "the vine that ate the South," growing on President's Island. Filed under:Memphis plants [includeme...
Memphis: Court Square from the Sleep Inn
Memphis, Tennessee — Court Square and its Main Street Trolley station, seen from the Sleep Inn at Court Square hotel. Filed under:Memphis [includeme...
Memphis: Main Street Trolley passengers
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Self portrait: At work on an Apple computer workstation in my home office, surrounded by books. Filed under:Memphis [includeme...
Main Street Trolley in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee — A pair of passengers on the Main Street Trolley. Filed under:Memphis
Center for Southern Folklore, Memphis Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee — Interior of the Center for Southern Folklore at 209 Beale Street. Filed under:Memphis
W. C. Handy statue, Handy Park in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee — Life-size bronze statue by sculptor Leone Tommasi honoring W. C. Handy stands facing Beale Street, just inside the entrance to Handy Park. Filed under:Memphis music sculpture [includeme...
Handy Park in Memphis: July 4 crowd
Memphis, Tennessee-- A crowd awaits Independence Day festivities at Handy Park near the W.C. Handy statue by Leone Tommasi. Filed under:Memphis music sculpture [includeme...
Memphis: Beale St. near A. Schwab’s
Memphis, Tennessee — Beale Street, just south of A. Schwab's dry goods store, the only remaining original business on Beale. Across Beale Street at far left is King's Palace Cafe. Filed under:Memphis [includeme...
Beale St. at Second St., Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee — Beale Street at Second ahead of the July 4th celebration. The barricade sign reads, "No vehicles, no bicycles, no skates, no skateboards, no glass containers, no animals/reptiles." Filed under:Memphis...
Peabody Place in Memphis, Main St. entrance
Memphis, Tennessee — Main Street entrance of downtown's Peabody Place. Filed under:Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee: Perez Cigar Company
Memphis, Tennessee — Main Street building occupied by the Perez Cigar Company. Filed under:Memphis
Al Green’s church: Full Gospel Tabernacle in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee — Full Gospel Tabernacle at 787 Hale Road, the church where Rev. Al Green is pastor. Filed under:Memphis music religion [includeme...
Al Green’s church: Posing outside Full Gospel Tabernacle
Memphis, Tennessee — Posing with a couple we met during Sunday services at Full Gospel Tabernacle, Rev. Al Green's church at 787 Hale Road. Pastor Green was out of town when we visited. Filed under:Memphis music religion...
Al Green’s church: Amy outside Full Gospel Tabernacle
Memphis, Tennessee — Amy with a couple of churchgoers we met at Full Gospel Tabernacle, Rev. Al Green's church at 787 Hale Road. Pastor Green was not present this particular Sunday. Filed under:Memphis music religion...
Raiford’s in Memphis: No saggy pants
Memphis, Tennessee — Sign outside the famous dance club Raiford's Hollywood Disco: "No discrimination. No saggy pants. Ladies free." Filed under:Memphis signs [includeme...
Raiford’s Hollywood Disco, Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee — Exterior of the famous dance club Raiford's Hollywood Disco at 115 Vance Ave. Filed under:Memphis
Memphis restaurant: Blue Plate Cafe
Exterior of the Blue Plate Cafe, a restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee. Filed under:Memphis restaurants
Blue plates at the Blue Plate Cafe
During the 1950s, dinnerware manufactured by the Royal China Company of Sebring, Ohio, and decorated with transfer printed scenes taken from prints by Currier & Ives was offered as promotional premiums by A&P grocery stores....
Amy at the Blue Plate Cafe
Memphis, Tennessee — We wanted to escape our Kenosha apartment for the Fourth of July holiday and decided to drive to "Memphis in the meantime." Breakfast on the 4th was here at the cheerful Blue Plate Cafe, where we enjoyed...
The Maidenform Women
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin — Amy, Amy, Lynn, and Melissa — the key four in the Maidenform store (a.k.a. "The Panty Ranch") at the Prime Outlets shopping center. Filed under:shopping women ...
Fresh asphalt parking lot
Kenosha, Wisconsin Newly-surfaced parking lot at Southport Plaza. Filed under:Kenosha
My feet in the bathtub
Kenosha, Wisconsin — We had a deep, old clawfoot bathtub in that apartment on 5th Avenue. In lucid dreaming, there’s an exercise that involves finding your feet or your hands as a first step in establishing your identity and...
Fireworks at Cohorama Point
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Self portrait: At work on an Apple computer workstation in my home office, surrounded by books. Filed under:Kenosha [includeme...
Little Europe folk waiters
Kenosha County, Wisconsin — Signage depicting a waiter and waitress in traditional dress at the Little Europe Schnitzel House Bohemian restaurant along I-94's East Frontage Road. Filed under:Kenosha restaurants [includeme...
American flag, large
Kenosha, Wisconsin — A large United States flag is displayed on the back of a house. Filed under:Kenosha USA
Jim & Bill in Karen’s backyard
Burlington, Wisconsin — Our brothers-in-law Jim and Bill at a backyard party. Filed under:Wisconsin