What is going to happen to the French Quarter?
Come to Memphis Heritage Wednesday, February 1st at 6pm to find out!

The northeast corner of the Cooper-Madison intersection, site of the abandoned French Quarter Inn, is under contract to be purchased by a different ownership group than those that had recently planned to develop an upscale five star hotel.

Save Overton Square and the Midtown Action Coalition have asked for a public meeting to meet the new owners and hear their plans for the site. The new prospective buyers have agreed to meet.

Memphis Heritage has agreed to host this public meeting at their offices at Howard Hall, 2282 Madison Ave at Edgewood. Once again, the meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 1st at 6:00 pm.

All those interested in the future of Overton Square and their Midtown neighborhoods are urged to attend.

For more information email mailto:info@memphisheritage.org?

Bojo's Razed

The demolition of Bojo's Antique Mall at the corner of Summer Ave and N. Highland St has begun. A Family Dollar will be built in it's place. The building was built in 1932 with over 44,000 square feet and started out as Fortner's Fine Furniture run by Frank and Walter Fortner. Sometime from when the store opened until it closed in 1985 Fortner's acquired the iconic 15 foot Sealy Posturepedic clock. Robert Griffin bought the location about 20 years ago and turned it into Bojo's. The Fortner family has made plans to save the clock and possibly restore it. They would like to see it on top of another Memphis business ticking away. Family Dollar paid $480,000 for the location in November and plans to open this winter.

That part of Summer Ave has been named Frank Kelly Fortner. It was a Christmas present to Susan Hedgepeth (Frank's daughter) from her son Councilman Reid Hedgepeth.