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Overton Square Overhaul
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Twitter Event Coverage
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Citizens Pack Presentation
Some stood, some were in the hallway,as more than 100 people gathered at Memphis Heritage to hear a local developer's proposal for the square.
Help Design New Overton Square

Loeb Properties says it wants your help in redesigning this entertainment district. Click here to go to their FB page and participate!
Couldn't make it to the meeting?
MicroMemphis gives you a quick video wrap-up. Hear why developer Bob Loeb thinks this is good for Cooper-Young and all of Midtown.
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@MicroMemphis Ice skating building? Say what?less than a minute ago via TweetDeck |
![]() MicroMemphis Twitter follower @loraxgotaposse wondered about the old ice skating rink mentioned in our Twitter coverage.
The rink was inside the Palm Court building, the only site to be demolished in the plan. This 2008 issue of Memphis Magazine details the square's past. Highlights: An enclosed ice skating rink, fake snow, lots of shopping, and parades. Overton Square in the 70's. Read the Memphis Magazine cover story about its rise...and fall. Also- see Memphis Heritage picture collection of old Overton Square. Great black&whites. |