well i think all three of us are zeroed in on the same idea. in fact, as i reflected on huntsvillenative's statements, i began to think of other cities very similar to memphis, the county, and the metro area. in my view, memphis has some nice architecture that is rarely seen on these forums. when most of it is seen, it is viewed from an aerial view of about 1,500 ft or more. naturally, at that distance and w/ the equipment used---and i admit fully that i don't know that there is better photography equipment to get much clearer photos---but i suspect there are for a price, purpose, and desire. there are several buildings that are in huge business parks that would probably go unrecognized by most of the residents in shelby county, due to where they are placed. when built, some were in somewhat of a wilderness; however, now they have continued to grow their physical campuses, and, in many cases, they have moved entire divisions from the original sites, e.g. separation of human resources, sales divisions, etc. if memphis had offered incentives to bring these corporations to the core in the form of skyscrapers, i would expect memphis would have a very nice downtown skyline. the population is certainly there, but a clear message concerning memphis vs....whomever at whatever civic pride is visible in several areas, particularly the downtown skyline.
johnny ryall has kept a good record of what memphis and the urban center has to offer and how much of it is laid out, but it is somewhat complicated and difficult to put it all together, w/out seeing the areas. some of the large office buildings that are so spread out, but are part of the same company, are located on the south section of the 240 perimeter. servicemaster, medtronic, fedex, international paper, and others would have made nice looking highrises or business parks, though they would quickly take up a great deal of space for physical plants and parking.
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