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Coffee (night)
A couple of days ago, I mentioned going early to the Arcade Restaurant to avoid the lines. Another pro tip regarding the place is to get a hotel room across the street so you can monitor the line from your window.
Memphis, Tennessee
photographed 12.28.2021
Counter Seating (breakfast)
Pro Tip: if you want breakfast at the Arcade Restaurant, get there just before they open so you’re in the first wave to get in. Otherwise, it’ll be a bit of a wait. I’m not saying it’s not worth the wait – because it is – I’m just mentioning in to help you manage your time. And, given the option, you know it’s always better to get counter seating because you get to watch all the stuff that’s going on. (Sadly, I did not have that option.)
The Arcade Restaurant
Memphis, Tennessee
photographed 12.27.2021
Masonic Marmalade
Juxtaposition. That’s what I saw here. And an abandoned building. And a restaurant and lounge that didn’t appear to be in business. And some clouds. You know, just the usual things that I like to find.
Memphis, Tennessee
photographed 12.28.2021
Green (no relation) (probably)
Usually when I see cemeteries that are in disrepair, they’re little ones out in the country and I sort of feel like the relatives of the people buried there are themselves buried someplace and there’s no one left to take care of the place.
But this one? It was one of the most ragged cemeteries I’ve ever seen and it’s in Memphis, on Elvis Presley Boulevard. I noticed it because I was deliberately looking for non-shiny, non-touristy things along the fabled boulevard. And I’m not the only person who thinks it’s ragged: it’s got a one-star rating on Google.
Anyway, I don’t think the Greens buried here are related to me, but I don’t know that for sure.
Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Memphis, Tennessee
photographed 12.28.2021
other side, in advance
The pyramid dominates the Memphis skyline, if you’re in the right part of town to see it. It’s a Very Big Deal to visit the thing, which houses a Bass Pro Shop and a hotel as well as a restaurant and viewing platforms up at the top. The mashup of an over-the-top outdoor store and the Big Cyprus Lodge INSIDE A DAMN PYRAMID made me a little dizzy. So I just photographed an empty parking lot on a side street and called it good.
Memphis, Tennessee
photographed 12.28.2021
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