Everywhere we go we are surrounded by the past.  It’s not something we need to dwell on, but instead learn from it.  Buildings tend to hold the secrets and the history within their walls and it’s something that should be cherished.  You don’t have to be a Historic Preservationist to appreciate the plaster walls, a slate roof, flemish brick bond, or heart pine floors.  The beauty in these buildings are the details and craftsmanship.  They were designed to last over…

At 495 Tennessee Street, in what is known as  the newly revitalized South Main in downtown Memphis, sits a 19th century Romanesque factory building.  Dilapidated from the outside, inside holds a secret treasure. This diamond in the rough, has revitalized itself into one of the most exciting and unique beer gardens.  In this factory building known as the Tennessee Brewery, at one point brewed up to 250,000 barrels of Goldcrest 51 beer at the turn of the 20th century From…