Uptown Apartments
Uptown Memphis is a neighborhood located near downtown Memphis, Tennessee. At one time, Elvis Presley lived in a small government housing project in this area which has since been renovated into a nicer apartment complex. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Pinch District are located in the general vicinity.
Uptown was established in the 1840’s by the Greenlaw Brothers. Partners in the establishing of Uptown were Robert Looney, John and Isaac Saffarans and E.T. Keel. Streets were paved with cobblestone with granite curbs, and were lined with sycamore trees. Prominent Memphis families built large stately homes in the area. By 1865, blue collar workers began to build smaller homes alongside these homes creating an economically diverse community Ethnic diversity was the norm. Immigrants from Germany and Ireland moved into the area, as did Jewish immigrants from Europe. Because of this, the area now-know as Greenlaw attracted mostly Northeastern and Mid-Western families, giving the area its own distinctive culture.
