Categories: Random Photos, Sightseeing / Travel

Kress building (aka Marriott SpringHill Suites)

I’ve already shown you my favorite park AND favorite Taco Bell here in Memphis. Jump on the Riverfront Loop Trolley and you’re in for a real treat (I often do!). In San Diego, where I grew up, my 3 favorite places are Mission Bay Park, Coronado, and Harbor Island.

I’m here to add one more fave. The most stunning building here in Memphis is the Kress Building.

This building was once a five-and-dime type store, which opened in 1927 and closed in 1994

To view photo in Flickr, go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/yummies4tummies/5177161291

It’s located on Main Street…

…A stone’s throw from Court Square

The decorative terra cotta façade is absolutely gorgeous

It was renovated in 2004-2005 (to the tune of $6 million)

And is now an annex to the Marriott SpringHill Suites (a pedestrian crosswalk connects both buildings)

My next post will be something I’m terribly missin’.

The welcoming committee at Kress

RANDOM PHOTOS: US Grant Hotel

RANDOM PHOTO: US Grant Hotel (with red lights)

Hotel Del Coronado

Court Square

Tale of two trolleys

Christmas lights along Main Street

The Orpheum Theatre in Memphis

Tags: downtown, Kress, Memphis