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P I N C H D I S T R I C T

H I S T O R Y O FT H E P I N C HThe following is an excerpt from The Tennessee Encyclopediaof History and Culture: “The Pinch“ article by Laura Nickas.

The area of North Memphis commonly known as the “PinchDistrict” has played an important role in local immigration since the early nineteenth century. The city’s first businessdistrict, the Pinch encompassed all of Memphis north of

Adams Street. Although fluid in its application, the namePinch expanded southward to Market Street, much to thedismay of some local citizens who viewed the classificationas a pejorative.

The area was originally known as Pinch-Gut, a seeminglyderisive term that referred to the area’s starving Irishimmigrants who were so thin that their stomachs were

pinched by their belts. In addition to the Ir ish, the area washome to significant numbers of Jewish, Italian, Russian, andGreek immigrants. From the 1890s to the 1930s, the Pinchwas the center of activity for Memphis’s substantial Jewishcommunity. While the area was impoverished, there existeda great sense of entrepreneurship among first-generationimmigrants who sought upward mobility for their children.

World War II greatly changed the dynamic of the PinchDistrict. America’s post-war affluence, along withopportunities provided by the G.I. Bill, led many youngfamilies to relocate to the eastern parts of the city where

they could purchase single-family homes that providedmore living space and yards. While family businessesinitially remained in the area, they soon followed theresidents toward East Memphis. The once vibrant PinchDistrict quickly deteriorated and was devoid of significantcommercial development for many years.

POPULATION (2010): 39NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES (2010): 6,000 (APPROXIMATE)NUMBER OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES: 1,200 (APPROXIMATE)RESTAURANTS: 4• OVER 15,000 VEHICLES PASS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION

OF A.W. WILLIS AND FRONT STREET EVERY DAY.• AN AVERAGE OF OVER 8,000 PEOPLE VISIT BASS PRO SHOPS AT

THE PYRAMID AND SPEND OVER $165,000 EVERY DAY.

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GOALS & VISION

Build on the unique history and texture ofthe Pinch District while maintaining a senseof place.

Reinforce connections to nearby assets:

• St. Jude

• The Convention Center • Downtown

• Pyramid / Bass Pro

• Uptown District

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GOALS & VISION

Create a place that encourages a vibrant mixof uses including retail, office, residential,commercial and hospitality.

Planned in order to allow and encourage

walkable pedestrian oriented spaces andstreets.

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NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN PRINCIPLESB U I LD I N G S TH AT F AC E TH E S TRE E T Buildings open onto & visually engage the street with def ined

and recognizable entries. Discourage hiding “front doors” behindref lect ive glass or deep setbacks away from the street. Encourage

greater transparency at the ground level. Edge treatments, wherebuildings meet the s idewalk, should receive special at tent ion.

A C T I V E GRO UND F L O O R Maximize ground f loor transparency allowing people to see intolobbies and retail spaces. The act ivi t y within ground f loor publicspace helps create a visual sense of vibrancy along the street.Blank walls, overly ref lect ive glass and deep setbacks from thestreet are discouraged.

RE D U C E TH E I MP AC T O F P ARK I N G While parking is necessary to support attractions, institutions,

businesses and residents, the Pinch District should ser ve as morethan a place for p arked vehicles. Exposed parking lots disruptthe urban form and discourage pedestrian ac tivity. Parking lotsand garages should be screened from the street by appropriateedge treatments such as aesthetically pleasing walls, fences andlandscaping. Activate the ground floor of par king garages byincorporating a mix of uses or surround parking structures withmixed-use buildings.

MIX OF USES Create an inclusive and vibrant neighborhood by encouraging awide mix of uses including new off ices, shops and restaurants,

hospitali ty, education, and housing options that appeal to a widerange of incomes and li festyles.






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NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN PRINCIPLESF O C U S E D R E T A I L S T R E E T S

P E D E S T R I A N S C A L E A N D W A L K A B I L I T Y

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Focus restaurants and retail spaces along Main Street and Overton Avenue in order to incr ease the vibrancy of these streets andstrengthen the neighborhood’s core.

Make streets more walkable by changing the character of theexis t ing roadways. Keep buildings close to s idewalks while s t i l l

al lowing for patio and outdoor seating adjacent to retail spaces.Entrances to private residences should include a porch andor stoop. Encourage a “park-once” approach and a walkableenvironment through designated on-street parking, improvedand accessible s idewalks, planting street trees, c learly def inedcrosswalks, pedestr ian scaled street l ights, and appropriate streetfurniture.

Strengthen exis t ing connections to des t inations within and beyond

the neighborhood such as the Convention Center, St. Jude, theWolf River Harbor, and the Pyramid as well as the adjacent Uptownand Downtown neighborhoods. Create new connections whereneeded to the city’s r iverfront and harbor, to the Pyramid, and tothe river front trolley l ine.

Improve Auction Park as a neighborhood asset bef i t t ing its his toricnature. Explore creating new parks and open space to ser ve asplaces programmed act ivi t ies such as play, public events andcelebrat ions for the neighborhood’s residents, workers and vis i tors.





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