Old hotel sign, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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In the late 1960's and 1970's, with the decline of the railroad, the exodus of downtown businesses, and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., many buildings in downtown Memphis were abandoned. Today businesses and people are reinvesting in the area. But some buildings remain empty.

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Size: 4252px × 2835px
Location: Memphis, Tennessee, US, United States
Photo credit: © Cyrille Gibot / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: abandoned, building, business, closed, color, derelict, detail, forgotten, horizontal, hotel, image, rusty, shut, sign