The Beale Street Center for Southern Folklore Sign marks the home of an institution dedicated to preserving the cultural traditions of the American South. The Center focuses on folk music, oral history and regional art connected to Memphis and the Mississippi Delta.
Located on Beale Street, the sign identifies a key site where Southern cultural heritage is documented and shared. It reflects Memphis’s role as a crossroads of musical and storytelling traditions that continue to influence American culture.
Quick facts
- Coordinates: 35.139841, -90.05272
- Type: Information
Contact
- 🔗 Website: https://register.shelby.tn.us/shelby_landmarks/
OSM tags
- board_type: history
- Historic: Monument
- information: board
- Name: Beale Street Center for Southern Folklore Sign
- Tourism: Information
- Website: https://register.shelby.tn.us/shelby_landmarks/