Memphians are about to get their first look at what their riverfront can become. Beginning at noon on Saturday, February 2, the public is invited to explore the future of Tom Lee Park at a new engagement Engagement Center. The Center, located at the north end of Tom Lee Park in Beale Street Landing, will feature a scale model, new architectural renderings, and animations and even an immersive virtual reality experienceproduced by Studio Gang and SCAPE to illustrate their design for the new park.
The Tom Lee Park Engagement Center will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, beginning February 4. Additionally, Partnership staff will host office hours each week from 4-7 p.m. every Wednesday and 12-3 p.m. every Saturday through May . Locals and visitors are invited to see and interact with the design for the future of Tom Lee Park, learn more about the community-engaged design process and understand the river’s history with a particular focus on the man whom the park is named for: Tom Lee.