Beale Street Historic DistrictBeale Street Historic District

Birthplace of the blues style of music, Beale Street produced significant developments in African-American music and the music of the United States generally. W.C. Handy was a prominent Beale Street figure from when this was a lively district of saloons and theaters. Photo: Andreas Faessler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memphis_Beale_Street.jpg)