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HABS TENN,79-MEMPH,18- (sheet 3 of 3) - North Memphis Driving Park (Race Track), 1450 North Thomas Street, Memphis, Shelby County, TN
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HABS TENN,79-MEMPH,18- (sheet 3 of 3) - North Memphis Driving Park (Race Track), 1450 North Thomas Street, Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Depicted place Tennessee; Shelby County; Memphis
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 19 x 24 in. (B size)
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS TENN,79-MEMPH,18- (sheet 3 of 3)
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: Constructed in 1901, the North Memphis Driving Park quickly gained national prominence as the fastest track of the Grand Circuit. Conceived by C.K.G. Billings and Frank Jones, the design was accomplished by Seth Griffin, a specialist in the field. The track was opened October 21, 1901, and in its brief first season ten harness racing records were broken; seventeen more records were established during the following season. Every major pacing and trotting record was set at the park. Memphis was dropped from the Grand Circuit in 1905 as the result of a state prohibition against gambling on races. The only remaining portion of this great track is the carriage gateway.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-55
  • Survey number: HABS TN-170
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/tn0137.sheet.00003a
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