Berclair is a district of Memphis, Tennessee. It is named after a major street in this district. For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ...

Berclair is bordered by the Norfolk Southern railroad in the North; Interstate 40, Covington Pike and Stratford Rd in the East; Summer Ave in the South and Graham St in the West. Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) NYSE: NSC is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ... Interstate 40 (abbreviated I-40) is a major west-east interstate highway in the United States. ...

History

The area was developed shortly after World War II in the same manner as Levittown, NY with many small houses for returning soldiers and their families.^[1] In 1952, the very first Holiday Inn hotel was built on Summer Ave in Berclair.^[1] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Levittown is a census-designated place located in Nassau County, New York. ... Holiday Inn is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Robert W. Dye, Images of America - Shelby County