I was out riding my bike Saturday morning when I pedaled by 363 Mulberry Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Of course, I had to circle back.
Dewey Phillips was coming out of the loudspeaker, which seemed somewhat in keeping with the theme of my excursion, considering I was about three blocks from his studio at the Hotel Chisca.
What’s inside looks promising, if a bit older than what we normally talk about here at the Curbside.
A Google search of the address revealed it to be the address of Kisber Enterprises, a restorer of mostly prewar American automobiles.
And yes, the sun was to my back which was no good with all that shiny chrome. I’ll leave y’all to drool.
I can’t believe the color match between the TREK script and the architectural details of the building!
Yes, you have me drooling about the cars, the building, the weather……the whole scene.
The black & blue pickup is very nice….. thank you.
That looks so atmospheric it’s almost too good! Wonderful and thanks for sharing.
Nice to see them saved from the hot rod crew.Thanks Jana
I’m guessing International pickup, then a Studebaker (red) and a Hudson (blue). Can anyone either confirm or deny?
A wonderful scene. And I agree with Gem.
The blue is 1937 Hudson. From the rear edge of the door to the front it’s a duplicate of the 37 Hudson Terraplane.
I enjoy the bike tours of Memphis and I would like to see more.
Any grand and historic car dealership buildings left? There are some on the old “dealership rows” in Chicago, Denver, San Francisco and St. Louis. How about Memphis?
The 1937 Tennessee license plate on the red Studebaker id’s it as a 1937 also. The International is definitely three or four years older. I don’t know my Tennessee truck plates well enough to say which year they were white.
That’s a cool old building – details like the way the address is worked into the brickwork aren’t often seen on buildings built as garages.
Something about that Stude said 1937 to me, but I am not good enough to ID a prewar Stude that accurately without some research.
And that is a story that no one can beat,
When you say that you saw it on Mulberry Street
– apologies to Dr. Seuss
The OP may or may not know this (not sure how long you’ve been around Memphis or West Tennessee), but the Kisber family has been prominent in Jackson (TN) and Memphis for a long time–my mother grew up in Jackson, and Kisber’s was the well-known local department store (long since swallowed by larger chains, I think); Matt Kisber was a Tennessee state legislator. That almost has to be the same family. Great post!