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Opinion | Sign or no sign, Memphis still has a whole lot of soul | Otis Sanford
Local 24 News political analyst and commentator Otis Sanford shares his point of view on the debate over a sign in downtown Memphis. Author: Otis Sanford (Local 24) Published: 1:50 PM CDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 5:30 PM CDT May 6, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. If you haven’t been to downtown Memphis lately, you’d be pleasantly surprised by all the new construction that has broken out all over. From South Main to the Pinch District, new development and renovations to existing structures have remade the look of the Bluff City’s front door. Where there was once vacant land or blighted buildings, new hotels now stand on Beale Street and Union Avenue.
Board members praised the plans, which were unanimously approved, and said it was designed with pedestrians, not just residents and tenants, in mind.
The project formerly known as Union Row was renamed The Walk on Union and later The Walk as a nod to the developer s intent to have it be walkable and enhance the Downtown pedestrian experience.
Building G will be bounded by Union on the north, Danny Thomas on the east, Gayoso on the south, and a new street to the west (referred to as Fifth Street) and will have a bus rapid transit stop on the side of the building fronting Union.