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East Memphis Information
East Memphis is a rough geographical region of Memphis, Tennessee, but a very
large region, with the following general neighborhood borders:
On the West: Midtown (which is defined usually either as west of either
Hollywood or E. Parkway) On The South: Hickory Hill, Orange Mound (usually Park
Ave. is given as a boundary west of Getwell, and Rhodes-Quince east of Getwell)
On the East: Germantown, Cordova (Germantown is its own town, Cordova is
administratively part of Memphis proper) On the North: Bartlett (although
Cordova shields East Memphis from Bartlett), the Covington Pike region. Boundary
usually thought of as I-40 or around it.
East Memphis is largely a commercial and residential powerhouse. Poplar Ave.
provides the central east-west thoroughfare of the area, and there are many
thriving businesses in and around it. East Memphis is the location of the some
of the largest Memphis homes, specifically those in the Walnut Grove area. It is
also home to various tall buildings, as there are no legal restrictions on the
height of buildings outside of the downtown area. It also has proven to be a
safe haven for many businesses and law firms, as the downtown area remained
highly undesirable until quite recently. East Memphis is also home to world
famous Corky's Barbecue. Walnut Grove Rd. has a high concentration of churches.
Highland St. is mostly commercial, with a spattering of high-rise low-income
residential buildings. Getwell Rd. and section of Highland (above Sam Cooper)
are very destitute and suffer from crime regularly. The University of Memphis
sits south of Central Ave. and north of Southern Ave, with the highland strip
bordering it on its' western side. Further down Poplar Ave., the Oak Court Mall,
which has been a shopping mainstay in the area for years, can be found.
The East Memphis area is host to a plethora of fine dining locations, ranging
from the relatively inexpensive yet award winning Huey's, to the finest and most
expensive steakhouse in town, Folk's Folly, both owned by the locally renowned
Thomas Boggs.
The Highland Strip (Highland St. between Midland and Southern) is home to
several bars, and is the main center of entertainment in the area surrounding
the University of Memphis. R.P. Tracks, just off Highland on Walker, has been a
mainstay for college students, professors, and neighborhood locals for many
years.