Memphis Parkway System

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Memphis Park and Parkway System
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Memphis "M" is located on the median of East Parkway at Madison Avenue. Historically, this area was the location of the Sunken Garden in the 1930s.[1]
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°8′9″N 89°59′0″W / 35.13583°N 89.98333°W / 35.13583; -89.98333
Built	1903
NRHP reference No.	89000520
Added to NRHP	July 3, 1989

The Memphis Parkway System (locally known as the Parkway System, The Parkways, or simply by their individual names) is a system of parkways that formed the original outer beltway around Memphis, Tennessee. They consist of South Parkway, East Parkway, and North Parkway.^{[citation needed]} Designed by George Kessler, the Parkway System connects Martin Luther King Jr. Riverside Park with Overton Park. The system was put on the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1989.^{[citation needed]}