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Bottle Club: 1906

Circa 1906. "Custom House and Post Office, Memphis, Tennessee." Please feel free to toss your empties out the window. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

Circa 1906. "Custom House and Post Office, Memphis, Tennessee." Please feel free to toss your empties out the window. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

 

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The original building was built in 1876 as The Customs House. It was one of the proudest structures in the city, with two large matching towers that stood out in the city's skyline from the river. This was a grand building. But in 1929 it was greatly enlarged when it became a post office. Both towers were removed and wings were added at the north and south ends. The entire building received a new outer wall of granite. Not that this building was bad, it simply wasn't as notable as the old building. In 2010, the building was totally renovated and became the University of Memphis, School of Law.

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