El-Dahdah, Fares2009-06-042009-06-042006Igarashi, Reiko. "Alley Memphis." (2006) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17883">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17883</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17883As the Memphis downtown saw the wane of the cotton trade and the death of an active Mississippi Riverfront commerce, it also witnessed the emergence of an unsanctioned, extremely successful trade of music, leisure, entertainment, and culture in its in-between spaces. In this context, the alleys of Memphis provide the concept for a uniquely Memphis, extremely urban approach to planning within the historic Memphis downtown; one that can meet the river's edge rather than merely gaze upon it, and can be applied incrementally yet absorb the city fabric, and its history, on a larger scale.34 ppapplication/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.ArchitectureThesisRICE2811reformatted digitalTHESIS ARCH. 2006 IGARASHI