Friends for Our Riverfront

Our goal is to promote the improvement of the Memphis Riverfront to its full potential as a green space for public enjoyment, preserving its historic, natural, and aesthetic character.

The railroad switching yard covered about 25-acres. It was originally owned by Frisco Railroad, and later by Burlington ...
08/25/2026

The railroad switching yard covered about 25-acres. It was originally owned by Frisco Railroad, and later by Burlington Northern. Around 1990 Memphian Henry Turley partnered with Glacier Park Co., a real estate subsidiary of Burlington Northern, to begin developing the South Bluffs area.

Downtown view late 30s.

08/22/2026

Chattanooga waterfront - reclaimed, beautiful, exciting, and loved.

08/19/2026

6-miles of views like this - why would we allow the City or any organization to block or privatize any part of it?

So simple, so easy, so natural - Greenbelt Park on the Memphis riverfront
08/19/2026

So simple, so easy, so natural - Greenbelt Park on the Memphis riverfront

The best spot in the city. Fight me if I’m wrong. 😉

On the Public Promenade
08/18/2026

On the Public Promenade

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PO 111387
Memphis, TN
38111

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