Berclair is a district of

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, United States, that is known for a major street in the district.

Geography

Berclair is bordered by the

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railroad to the north;

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, Covington Pike, and Stratford Road to the east; Summer Avenue to the south; and Graham Street to the west.

History

Development

The area was developed shortly after

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in the same manner as

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, with many small houses for returning soldiers and their families.Robert W. Dye, ''Images of America - Shelby County'' At its beginning, the area originally was not a part of Memphis, but was annexed into the city in the late 1950s or early 1960s.''World book'', 1967 Edition, T (map of Tennessee in article on Tennessee), p. 113 Waring Road, which runs through Berclair, is named for George E. Waring, Jr., the innovative sanitary engineer who designed the drainage system that ended the era of yellow fever epidemics in 19th-century Memphis.

First Holiday Inn

The original

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chain of hotels was founded in 1952 in Memphis by homebuilder Kemmons Wilson to provide inexpensive family accommodation for travelers in the US. Wilson opened the first Holiday Inn in September 1952 at 4941 Summer Avenue in Berclair, on the main road to

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. Although it no longer exists, a historical marker has been installed at the location.

References

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