Memphis Metropolis
Memphis Metropolis
Emily Trenholm
Endangered Places: Griggs Business College Gets a New Life. With Stephanie Wade and Cole Bradley.
53 minutes Posted Jan 23, 2022 at 4:57 pm.
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The Griggs Business College building,  at the corner of Vance Avenue and Danny Thomas Boulevard, isn't as well known as other historic structures. But that's about to change. Emerging real estate developer Stephanie Love and partners literally saved the Griggs Building from the wrecking ball (it was set to be torn down for a gas station) and now the former Black-owned college will be redeveloped to serve the community. Stephanie visited Memphis Metropolis to explain how she got interested in the building, and the long journey that led to her company's eventual acquisition of it. Later in the program, commentator Cole Bradley returns to reflect on the role of champions like Stephanie in redeveloping some of the city's important (and cool) older buildings.