that razed blocks of buildings in the surrounding neighborhood, as well as a number of buildings on Beale Street. In 1973, the Beale Street Development Corporation (BSDC) was formed by George B. Miller and others as a racially diverse, cooperative effort for the redevelopment of Beale Street. The corporation was selected by the City of Memphis to participate in the redevelopment of the blocks on Beale between Second and Fourth streets in August, 1978. The corporation dedicated its efforts to the success of the Beale Street project for the preservation of the street's rich history, and to its cultural as well as physical development. The BSDC secured $5.2 million in grants for the renovation of Beale Street. In 1982, the City of Memphis recommended that the BSDC hire a management company led by John A. Elkington to assist in the development of the street by securing new tenants, collecting rents and handling certain maintenance and security issues. Each new lease had to be agreed upon by BSDC, the City of Memphis and the management company, Performa. The day-to-day management of Beale Street was turned over to the City of Memphis in an October, 2012 court decision after a long legal dispute involving the city, BSDC and Performa. During the first weekend of May (sometimes including late April), the Beale Street Music Festival brings major music acts from a variety of musical genres to Tom Lee Park at the end of Beale Street on the Mississippi River. The festival is the kickoff event of a month of festivities citywide known as Memphis in May. In 2020, in Memphis, the Beale Street Historic District and the WDIA radio station were added to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. Attractions Hard Rock Cafe (126 Beale) Blues City Cafe & the Band Box (138-142 Beale) Blues City General Store (144 Beale) B. B. King's Blues Club (143 Beale) Memphis Music (149 Beale) Club 152 (152 Beale) The Shadows - 3rd floor of Club 152 (152 Beale) Tater Red's (153 Beale) Miss Polly's Soul City Cafe (154 Beale) Alley Katz (156 Beale) King Jerry Lawler's Hall of Fame Bar & Grille (159 Beale) King's Palace Cafe (162 Beale) A. Schwab's (163 Beale) The Pig (167 Beale) Beale Street Tap Room (168 Beale) The Black Diamond (153 Beale) Johnny G's Creole Kitchen (156 Beale) Strange Cargo (172 Beale) Rum Boogie Café (182 Beale) Silky O'Sullivan's (183 Beale)