MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – In 1977, the New York Times wrote an article titled: “Memphis Seeks to Restore Its Status.” The story described how Memphis’ economic growth stalled for decades while other Southern cities like Atlanta and Houston grew and prospered.
The Times called Memphis a “battered but resilient cotton capital” that “struggled through the late 1960’s and early 1970’s…her downtown stagnating, her civic pride battered” by the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior at the Lorraine Motel in 1968 and the turbulent years that followed.
Memphis advertising legend John Malmo was interviewed by the newspaper. Nearly 50 years later, Action News 5 sat down with him to see what has changed since then, and what has not…