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the hobbit boutique hotel
from j.r.r. tolkien posted in literature by pete_nice
The Hobbit Boutique Hotel is a Tolkien-themed hotel with rooms named after characters from his writings.
Tolkien was born a couple of blocks away on January 2, 1892. At the time, the area was known as the Orange Free State. The original Tolkien home was destroyed in a flood during the 1920s, but portions of the home were incorporated into the hotel.
view full location details...patsy cline historic house
from patsy cline posted in music by pete_nice
Country music legend Patsy Cline lived at this home from 1948-53 (when she was 16 to 21) and returned often until her singing career began in 1957.
Today, this house is the Patsy Cline Historic House and is open to the public for tours.
view full location details...big star grocery store (former)
from big star posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
The band Big Star got their name from a grocery store located here, part of the Big Star chain of supermarkets in Memphis in the 60s and 70s. This building, currently occupied by an auto shop, is located across the street from the old Ardent Studios where Big Star recorded their first album.
view full location details...ardent studios (former)
from big star posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Ardent Studios, home to the in-house label Ardent Records, was located on National Street in Memphis after founder John Fry moved the studio there from his family's garage in 1966. This is where Big Star recorded their first album #1 Record. Led Zeppelin III was mixed here in 1970, and Ardent also recorded sessions for Stax Records.
In 1971 the studio moved to its current location, where they would go on to work with hundreds of bands including the Replacements, R.E.M. and the White Stripes. This building on National now houses a small deli.
view full location details...t.g.i. friday’s (former)
from big star posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
In the early 70s, before it was just a depressing place to eat Guy Fieri-themed burgers with your coworkers, T.G.I. Friday's was actually a popular hangout for the hip crowd, at least in Memphis. A photo shot by William Eggleston on the back of Big Star's second album Radio City shows Jody Stephens, Andy Hummel and Alex Chilton partying down at the former Overton Square location.
The original T.G.I. Friday's was located in New York, but it was first franchised at this spot in Memphis in 1970 where it stayed until 2003.
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