A roundup of Memphis on the World Wide Web.
The Past
The City of West Memphis Facebook page threw it way back last week to around 1971 when construction was underway of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge. It opened to vehicle traffic in 1973 and cost $57 million (about $256 million in today’s money).
Posted to Facebook by the City of West Memphis
The Present
Reddit user u/HellooNewmann posted a photo showing crews at work fixing the Hernando DeSoto Bridge with “big plates” and a “ton of bolts.”
Posted to Reddit by u/HellooNewmann
Facebook Margarita
A Normal Station member of the Buy Nothing Facebook group gave away a frozen margarita from El Mezcal last week.
“It’s fresh, and keeping cold in the freezer, opened just for pic,” reads the post. “I’m a regular for to-go orders, and my buddy so kindly gifted me a to-go margarita, couldn’t say, ‘No, thank you.’ But I can’t do tequila.”
The margarita was claimed and picked up.
Posted to Facebook in the Buy Nothing Midtown/Downtown group
