In Memphis, there is a saying; you can get anywhere in town by taking Poplar. It's true. Poplar runs from basically the Mississippi River to parts East. You can literally go from down town to East Memphis to other cities in Shelby County. It is the street in Memphis.
If you can find Poplar, you can find just about anything in Memphis.
The way Memphis is set up is basically a grid. There is Poplar, Union/Walnut Grove, Summer and Park which all run East-West. There are several small streets which run North-South, but the East-West ones are more important. The main North-South streets are: Highland, Perkins, Mendenhall, White Station and Germantown Parkway. Those are in order from West to East.
Memphis is a pretty easy city to navigate, unlike other cities such as Nashville (more on this later). The only bad thing is that Memphis is spread out and travel times can be very long. Also, gas tends to go fast. I personally think that surface streets are better than the interstates, unless you are going to Collierville or to Mississippi. The interstate loops around the city and actually leads you well out of your way. I find them to be annoying and often a waste of time.
As I said, Poplar is the main avenue in Memphis. If you can find Poplar, you can find just about anything.
*Note* Numbers increase from West to East.
You should offer some helpful tips on how to avoid that damn train that runs through Memphis. Perhaps offer some routes to bypass it, its schedule, anything.
ReplyDeleteGood idea! I'll get to work on that. Thanks for the idea.
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