Beale Street Landing

Once known by some critics as the Beale Street "Boondoggle" because of cost and schedule overruns, the first phase of the Beale Street Landing  project is nearing completion.  I thought the progress was worth sharing given the interesting design of the structure.  It stands at the foot of Beale just north of Tom Lee Park.  There is a sloping grass-covered roof above what will be a glass-enclosed restaurant and ticket office.  Both a daily excursion steamboat and the American Queen will use the docking facility.  The latter is the largest paddle-wheel steamboat ever built.  Its parent company is now headquartered in Memphis as well.