At the Lamar Terrace Picnic in Overton Park, Memphis, 5/12/12
Memphis history
Memphis Rap Veteran Al Kapone (@ALKaponeMemphis) at the Lamar Terrace Picnic, May 2012
@ALKaponeMemphis visits the Lamar Terrace Picnic in Overton Park, 5/12/12. The rain couldn’t dampen the spirit, and although the Terrace was torn down, the love and community still stands tall.
Remembering Lamar Terrace at Overton Park, Memphis, April 2012
Scenes from the Lamar Terrace Picnic, Overton Park, March 24, 2012
At the Lamar Terrace Picnic in Overton Park, Memphis, March 2012
At the Lamar Terrace Picnic in Overton Park, March 24, 2012
Residents of Lamar Terrace Reunite for a Picnic in Overton Park, Memphis, 2012
Lamar Terrace, like almost all of Memphis’ housing projects, was demolished under the Federal Hope VI initiative, but more than three generations of former residents came together for a reunion and picnic at the pavilion in Overton Park in Memphis. I had done my share of hanging out in the Terrace in the early 1990’s, and had been invited to the event by friends of mine. Despite the stigma that outsiders often attached to projects like Lamar Terrace, the community was a tight-knit one, and many successful people got their start in the Terrace, including veteran Memphis rapper and actor Al Kapone.