Memphis’Broad Avenue (as Broad Street) was the business district for the town of Binghampton prior to its consolidation with Memphis in 1915. The merger with Memphis changed the street’s name to Broad Avenue, since Memphis ordinances provided that all east-west streets would be named avenues (a law which snared Beale as well, making it Beale Avenue until it was changed back in the 1950’s). The street has seen its share of decline, but for the last several years it has been home to a burgeoning arts community known as the
Broad Avenue Arts District, which has brought together a number of studios and galleries. On certain Friday nights during the year, the district sponsors Art Walks that are remarkably similar to the Trolley Nights in Memphis’ other arts community, the South Main Arts District.
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