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Riverfront 1960s
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The caption from this 1960s postcard reads:
RIVERSIDE DRIVE, MEMPHIS, TENN. No trip to Memphis is complete without a drive alongside the Mississippi River. This view shows the Memphis skyline, the unique Hernando DeSoto Bridge, the famed Delta Queen Steamboat, and the beautiful landscaping along Riverside Drive
Click to enlarge. Bluff City News Co., Memphis, Tenn.
Photo by Steve Caldwell
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Night View, 1960s |
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The caption from this 1960s postcard reads:
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING as seen on the Memphis skyline at dusk overlooking the mighty Mississippi River. The new twenty-five story banking office contains more than 2200 individual perimeter lights which makes it an outstanding Memphis landmark.
Click to enlarge. Bluff City News Co., Memphis, Tenn.
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The caption from this 1960s postcard reads:
SKYLINE OF MEMPHIS, TENN. The Chickasaw Indians chose this site high on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River and named the village Chisca. In 1819 Andrew Jackson was one of the founders of Memphis, which has had a remarkable growth, and is one of the country’s greatest inland ports, and the world’s largest cotton market.
Click to enlarge. Bluff City News Co., Memphis, Tenn.
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The caption from this 1960s postcard reads:
MEMPHIS, MID-SOUTH’S LARGEST CITY. This view of Memphis, as seen from the Arkansas approach of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, shows the “new look” of the Memphis skyline.
Click to enlarge. C. B. S. Card Service, 501 Franklin Drive, Paris, Tenn. 38242
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Submitted by: don chastain : 27 Apr 2009, 13:07
The Top Postcard could not be from the 60's because the Hernando Desoto
bridge was even constructed until the early 70's
Great website though! I wish you had more pictures of the Court Square
area on the 1950's and some of the famous Diners and Restaurants of that
era!
Thx!
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