People’s Grocery
People’s Grocery is a historic site in Shelby, Tennessee. People’s Grocery is situated nearby to Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church, as well as near Praise of Zion Baptist Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Second Congregational Church and LeMoyne–Owen College.
Second Congregational Church
Church
The Second Congregational Church in Memphis, Tennessee is a historic church structure at 764 Walker Avenue. The building was started in 1928 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Second Congregational Church is situated 640 feet east of People’s Grocery.
LeMoyne–Owen College
College
LeMoyne–Owen College is a private historically black college affiliated with the United Church of Christ and located in Memphis, Tennessee. It resulted from the 1968 merger of historically black colleges and other schools established by northern Protestant missions during and after the American Civil War. LeMoyne–Owen College is situated 1,400 feet southeast of People’s Grocery.
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Museum
Photo: Victor Chapa, CC BY 2.0.
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a museum located in Memphis, Tennessee, at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the original location of Stax Records. Stax launched and supported the careers of artists such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Booker T. Stax Museum of American Soul Music is situated 2,600 feet southeast of People’s Grocery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Memphis and Memphis.
South Memphis
Suburb
South Memphis, one of the oldest portions of Memphis, Tennessee, is a community stretching from Riverside Drive and E. H. Crump Blvd just south of Downtown south and east to Pendleton St.
Memphis
Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.
Memphis is the second largest city in the state of Tennessee, after Nashville. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.
Downtown Memphis
Suburb
Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis.
People’s Grocery
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.11937° or 35° 7′ 10″ northLongitude
-90.03857° or 90° 2′ 19″ westOpen location code
867F4X96+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5450868392OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church and Praise of Zion Baptist Church.
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