Check out some great history right in your own backyard. The Historic Elmwood Cemetery, located at 824 South Dudley Street, is one of the oldest cemeteries in the country. There are 19 Confederate Generals buried in the cemetery. You can also check out some of the old statues and monuments. Definitely a great experience for history lovers!
Here are just a few of the movies that have been in Memphis over the years:
A Family Thing
The Client
Elizabethtown
The Firm
Forty Shades of Blue
Hustle & Flow
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The Rainmaker
The Road to Graceland
Walk the Line
Many people are familiar with the work of Kathy Bates. She has been in Misery, About Schmidt, The Water Boy, a voice in Charlotte’s Web, Titanic, Failure to Launch, and Fried Green Tomatoes, just to name a few.
What many people may not know is that she is from right here in Memphis, Tennessee and even graduated from White Station High School.
It’s pretty neat that Memphis was home for such an accomplished actress.
Here are some Memphis Films:
The Firm
The Client
The Rainmaker
A Family Thing
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The Road to Graceland
Forty Shades of Blue
Hustle & Flow
Walk the Line
Elizabethtown
Memphis is the Pork Barbecue Capital of the World
Glad to know that!!!!
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