Been to Beale Street once. OK, but over hyped.
I’ll be fine if I never set foot in Memphis again. It’s not a safe place.
My daughter has traveled alone as a young woman through cities and countries around the world & she (being with me at that visit to Beale Street) said Memphis was the only city she ever felt genuinely unsafe in. Which is all the reason I need to avoid it.
I’m talking in comparison to Ulaanbaatar, Hanoi, Bangkok, NY, Seoul.
It’s really unfortunate that it’s not generally safe to visit many American cities. That’s killing a lot of jobs and impoverishing people.
Before Beale Street was “cleaned up” in the 70s no intelligent person would go anywhere near the place. Apparently it’s reverting back.
I live in Memphis. I feel very safe.
Once you leave the interstate....there’s no real safe place in Memphis...as far as I’m concerned (except perhaps the airport). I don’t know what the cops do for a living in town....but it’s not law enforcement.
“I’m talking in comparison to Ulaanbaatar, Hanoi, Bangkok, NY, Seoul.”
Don’t know about Hanoi but Ulan Baatar is worse. I’ve never really felt unsafe in Bangkok. Seoul is a very safe city