MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nearly a year after a fire closed a Berclair Burger King, neighbors say the property has been taken over by the homeless and turned into an eyesore.
The Burger King in the 4400 block of Summer Avenue is boarded up, but there is graffiti on the building and trash, clothing, and other personal belongings all over the parking lot.
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The items included blankets, pillows, several shopping carts and bicycles, and two toilets. WREG also discovered individuals and a dog were living inside a dumpster behind the restaurant.
Tony Myers is in a nearby neighborhood and noticed people living on the property a few months ago.
“It’s terrible,” Myers said. “I just live right around the corner and call the police and say I see them doing drug deals and bringing in stolen goods, and they’ll tell me we’ll go over and see, but there is nothing we can do about it.”
The Burger King sits between an Autzone and an animal hospital. The owner of Summer Avenue Animal Hospital said several clients have complained about the situation next door and had even contacted the city.