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Archived: Blues City Cultural Center, Inc.

Grantee Address:
314 A.W. Willis Avenue
Memphis TN 38105-1910

Grant Amount: $6,000

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Orange Mound Heritage Center

Blues City Cultural Center developed the Orange Mound Heritage Center. Project components included the creation of a digital archive, collection of oral histories, exhibits with live interpretations, and community events. Partners included Melrose School, Juice Orange Mound, Kingdom Community Builders, Orange Mound Community Council, Memphis Heritage Trail, & Middle Tennessee State University Center for Historic Preservation.

Four musicians play string instruments in a room decorated with historical photos, including a large black-and-white image of nurses, smaller photos on tables, and a floor featuring maps and additional images.

A man stands beside a large illustration of musicians playing instruments and singing, with a drawing of a building above them, all set against a plain light yellow wall.

A woman wearing glasses and a blue jacket stands in a hallway, looking at an informational display on the wall with text and historical photos. The wall is yellow and there is a chalkboard in the background.

Three people stand in a classroom looking at framed displays of historical photographs and newspaper clippings on easels; one display shows a black and white photo of three men in suits.