Beautiful weather, the smell of hamburgers, the sound of music from performers that included Lucero and Sons of Mudboy, and a throng of people helped make Huey’s 55th Anniversary Block Party a success.
The party was held around the original Huey’s Midtown location at 1927 Madison Avenue. Huey’s now has eight locations in Tennessee and two in Mississippi, says Alex Boggs, Huey’s area director and marketing director.
James and Veronica McCraw
Cindy Love, Kevin Kane, and Paula LaRue
Drew Helland and
Savannah Maxwell
Cedric Keel with
Groove Nation
Chuck Albonetti and
Cathryn Ferloni
Lauren Robinson
Daniel Allen, Alecia Sharp, and Sean Langley
Madison Avenue from Barksdale Street to Rembert Street and 100 yards of Tucker Street were blocked off for the April 13th event, Boggs says. As for the crowd count, he says, “I think we had about 3,500 to 4,000.”
The block party wasn’t just to celebrate 55 years. “We wanted to thank Memphis for taking care of us. Thank our staff and customers for being so loyal and supporting Church Health, which has been a charitable partner with us for decades.”
David Leonard and Eva Guggenheim
Zoe Casey and Kevin and Graham Chiles
Sean Connelly
Willie Terry
He adds, “Our employees are the ones who make Huey’s what we are.”
Huey’s, which supports many charities, is “more than a restaurant,” Boggs says. It’s “part of the entire community for the greater Memphis area.”
J. W. Whitten and Clarence Connery
