Herenton Touch: Midas or Minus for Downtown? -- Inquiry Shadows City's Ambitious Triangle Noir

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Mayor Willie Herenton built a name on Downtown redevelopment, expanding the trolley loop, leveling acres of eyesore public housing and raising FedExForum.

That was only a start.

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Herenton Touch: Midas or Minus for Downtown? -- Inquiry Shadows City's Ambitious Triangle Noir

For months now, aides have been mapping out Triangle Noir, a still-evolving plan to tap federal money to redevelop 20 city blocks stretching from Union Avenue to E.H. Crump Boulevard.

Bold and ambitious, it envisions an expanded Beale Street entertainment district, a sea of new housing, a luxury hotel and as much as $1.1 billion in public and private investments.

The unveiling of Triangle Noir, even prematurely, might be cause for celebration at City Hall if not for anoth...

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