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Big on Beale

The downtown strip of Beale Street is second only to New Orleans’ Bourbon Street as the most visited street in America. Once the center of African-American cultural and commercial activity during segregation, it is anchored at one end by the W.C. Handy House, the shotgun home of the blues giant who wrote “Beale Street Blues” and, at the other, by a statue of Elvis. You can still hear blues on Beale Street, but it’s also now home to a Hard Rock Café, souvenir shops and clubs that only hint...