A Look Inside The Crosstown Concourse
A Look Inside The Crosstown Concourse
The Crosstown Concourse building is a unique piece of historic architecture, reinvented into a vertical urban village filled with art, shops, restaurants, apartments, and much, much more. You have to see this place for yourself—and here’s what to expect. But first, some fast facts.
What is the Concourse?
The Crosstown Concourse, formerly known as Sears Crosstown building, served as a distribution center for the Sears mail-order catalog from 1927 until 1993. It sat vacant until 2015, when the Crosstown Arts organization revitalized the Art Deco building into 1.1 million square foot mixed use space. Today, it’s home to Church Health Center, a YMCA, Crosstown High School, Crosstown Arts, apartments, restaurants, and businesses.
Learn more about the building’s history and its transformation in this Q&A with Crosstown Arts founder Todd Richardson.
What’s Inside The Concourse Building
You can get an in-depth list of all the tenants of the Concourse on their excellent website, and anyone can explore the public areas of the building. There are several restaurants and cafes including Global Cafe, Farm Burger, Lucy J’s Bakery, Pizzeria Trasimeno, Curb Market, French Truck Coffee, Sweet Magnolia Gelato, Abner's Famous Chicken Tenders, and Wolf River Brisket.
For craft cocktails and mocktails in an artsy atmosphere, head to Art Bar at Crosstown upstairs near the gallery spaces.
Check the schedule for the Crosstown Theater and the Green Room at Crosstown Arts. Both host a variety of concerts, live music, film screenings, and performances.
Be sure you check out the Memphis Listening Lab while you're in the building—it was recently featured in Garden & Gun magazine.
Here’s a few more gems you’ll find inside:
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JUDY M.SHIPP
It is a very Beautiful and spectacular Building, I enjoyed my visit. The main floor is where I visit.the foodand the Theater is awesome. Will visit again. IVery had nice time .
Anonymous
I am Handicapped and need a wheelchair or walker to get around. How close to the building is the parking? And when inside what elevators do I take to get to 3rd Floor to Crosstown Back Dr. Bradley Wargo?
Holly Whitfield
Hi there, There should be reserved spots for wheelchair users that are near ramps to the entrance. Call your doctor's office to clarify and to determine which elevators to use!
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