Crosstown Concourse
Originally a Sears distribution warehouse which opened in 1927, the property had been vacant since 1993. Crosstown Concourse has recently been converted into a city within the city, reopening in 2017 (90 years after its original grand opening) as a multi-use property that includes shops, a grocery market, apartments, art spaces, a YMCA, a non-profit medical facility, a high school, a performing arts center, a radio station, and more. Crosstown hosts numerous events such as an Asian Night Market, an artisan fest, concerts, performances, art installations, to name a few.
Julius Rosenwald, the chairman of the board of directors of Sears Roebuck & Co., was also a philanthropist who, together with Booker T. Washington, established a fund to assist African Americans in the South with more equitable opportunities for education and vocational training. His investments and vision have had lasting impacts on Memphis and the greater Mid-South.
