Broad Possibilities
Traffic, interest continues upward trend for Broad Avenue
Memphis Daily News
The rush began in December following the district’s one-of-a-kind “crowd-sourcing event” titled “A New Face for an Old Broad,” held in conjunction with Livable Memphis, in which empty commercial spaces were filled with staged businesses and the street was repainted with bike lanes, artistic crosswalks and green parking buffers. The event took place Nov. 19-20. It was patterned after a similar event called “A Better Block,” which took place in the small but budding Oak Cliff business district in Dallas.
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(Photo: Lance Murphey)
Hector Andino and others lay brick on a building that is being renovated in the Broad Avenue Arts District. Paul Mortimer of Mortimer Enterprise LLC said he is seeking a tenant and exploring possible uses for the 6,000-square-foot building.