Beale Street

(Pardon my extended absence - I was out of town for work)

Time to get caught up on what we've been up to around town lately!

A couple weeks back we took to the streets to celebrate Trolley Nights downtown. This is a monthly event in the South Main neighborhood where they have a bunch of art exhibits, music performances, food/drinks, and just a general good time. It's called "Trolley Nights" because there is a street car running through the neighborhood, and rides are free on this particular evening.


Here's the trolley

Das Fenster and I got a little lost trying to find the place - we went to the wrong end of the trolley line at first. But eventually we got pointed in the right direction. After strolling past some art, we hopped on the trolley up to Beale St. You may have heard of this street in the song "Walking in Memphis," when it says "walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale." It's famous for being the birthplace of the Blues, an incubator for music, and the launching pad for a number of musicians in the 50s and 60s. Now it's more of a tourist attraction and I'm not sure that legit Memphians spend much time there. But as newcomers to the city, of course we had to check it out!

We passed by the more expensive restaurants in favor of BBQ from a concession stand vendor. It was tasty :)

And there were some performers entertaining the crowd in this park:

Here's what Beale St looks like.

After catching a couple of energetic songs by a Jerry Lee Lewis impersonator, we headed back to South Main. On the way we bought some Sweet Georgia Peach Lemonade from kids who are part of Memphis Entrepreneur Academy. Seems like a neat organization.