Midtown, Memphis

Midtown is a collection of neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee, to the east of Downtown.

Midtown is home to many cultural attractions, institutions of higher education, and noteworthy pieces of architecture.[1] The district is an anchor in Memphis' arts scene, including the Playhouse on the Square, the Brooks Museum of Art, the Memphis College of Art, and the Levitt Shell. The annual Cooper-Young Arts Festival draws over 120,000 visitors[2] to the district. Midtown also plays host to multiple universities and colleges, including Memphis College of Art, Rhodes College, and Christian Brothers University.

Midtown is characterized by vintage residential housing, a blend of independent and chain retailers, and high-rise buildings. Multiple historic districts[3] are located in Midtown, and commercial corridors such as Overton Square and Cooper Street developed before World War II in an urban style. Mixed use areas with housing, religious, commercial and office spaces are common in Midtown.

  1. ^ "Historic Properties Map | Memphis Heritage". Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. ^ "Evolve Bank to Sponsor Cooper Young". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)