Memphis Bicycle - Cleveland St. Flea Market Part 2

Vintage Schwinn Cycle Truck (438 N. Cleveland St.)

Bicycle Lovers,
Currently on display for showing to the public. The rare Schwinn Cycle Delivery Bike (Cycle Truck).
In the 1950's in midtown memphis, groceries were being delivered by young men from the Kroger store at 438 N. Cleveland (now the Cleveland Street Flea Market) to the surrounding neighborhoods. News papers were also delivered to neighborhoods by bicycle. Come by the Flea market this weekend and view the Schwinn Cycle Truck in its restored condition. There are also 40's and 50's nickel Coke machines on display. These items are not for sale, but for the free enjoyment of our Midtown friends and customers.

-Thanks for posting that on craigslist, y'all!

Memphis Bicycle - Crosstown Arts Office

Remember?

Memphis Bicycle - Cleveland Street Flea Market

Memphis Bicycle - Live From Memphis Rooftop

Memphis Bicycle - Third Street Trolley Station

Memphis Bicycle - William Eggleston

Memphis Bicycle - Lester Community Center

Memphis Bicycle - Greenline

Old news but I felt that I had to document it.

Memphis Bicycle - Bombay Bicycle Club

This picture doesn't tell the whole story. For Crimma my mother gifted a book: "Cooper Young; A Community That Works" (in which our good friend Anthony Siracusa gets a favorable mention!) and after I read it it got me thinking of a neighborhood a little closer to me: Overton Square. It gets a few mentions in the CY History (as a place to come watch a man parachute from a hot air balloon) and I've heard Em's grandmother talk about Overton Square as the place to be when she was growing up. Then I stumbled upon this history of Overton Square and I was like woah! I remember TGI Fridays when the sidewalk area was glassed in - Ryan, Jay, Cliff, Kevin and I would grab some Sunday brunch to cure our Hi-Tone hangovers. Midtown Bikes was right next to Memphis Pizza Cafe and I remember when The Public Eye was torn down. But I really wish I could have gone to the Bombay Bicycle Club. I only know those little doors and that plaque.

But the Square is on the rise again with the help of Loeb Properties and I can't wait to see what the future holds.

Memphis Bicycle - La baguette

La baguette, a photo by fixmemphis on Flickr.

Memphis Tricycle

This street sign catches my eye every time I pass. It's on Evelyn, down the street from Black Lodge Video.

Memphis Bicycle - Rhodes Campus

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Memphis Bicycle - Frank's South Main Market & Deli

Memphis Bicycle - Oak Court Mall

Double Dose!

Memphis Bicycle - Huey's Menu

New Collection - Memphis Bicycle

Bikes are really everywhere in Memphis. Maybe I notice them more than the average person so I'm going to start sharing them in a new collection.

This one is on the back side of The Happy Mexican downtown.