Directions
From
the Airport: Cab fare $15.00. The #2 MATA Bus (Northbound)
travels from the Airport to the intersection of Cooper St. and Young
Ave. This is 2 blocks past the Liberty Land stop.
Driving
Directions from Airport:
- Follow the signs to I-240 out of
the airport complex.
- You will be on a road called
Airways – stay on this road and do NOT take the actual exits
onto I-240.
- Stay on Airways for several
miles. After you pass a traffic light at Lamar Ave., you will go
over a couple of bridges.
- After you pass the 2nd bridge,
you’ll see a traffic light at Young Ave. Turn LEFT.
- Go about 4-5 blocks on Young Ave.
and turn left onto Blythe Street.
- Go half a block – you’ll see the
rear of the church on your right: 3 large yellow brick buildings.
- Turn into the back parking lot
and park. Enter the red door closest to the playground.
Continue up 3 short flights of stairs.
From The Bus Station: Cab fare
$10.00. Pilgrim House is located on MATA bus routes 2 and 35
From the East / Nashville (via I-40
Westbound):
- As you are approaching Memphis,
(after you pass the Sycamore View exit), move into the left lane.
- I-40 will turn into Sam Cooper Boulevard if you just go
straight. Stay on Sam Cooper Boulevard until it dead ends into
East Parkway.
- Turn left onto East Parkway.
- Go straight through traffic lights at Poplar Ave., Madison Ave., and
Central Ave.
- The next light after Central Ave. is Young Ave. Turn right.
- Go about 4-5 blocks on Young Ave. and turn left onto Blythe Street.
- Go half a block – you’ll see the rear of the church on your
right: 3 large yellow brick buildings.
- Turn into the back parking lot and park. Enter the red door
closest to the playground. Continue up 3 short flights of stairs.
From the North or East / Little Rock
or St. Louis (via I-40 Eastbound):
- When you reach West Memphis, Arkansas, watch for signs for
I-40 Memphis – you will be bearing left on I-40 (at this point, I-55
will bear off to the right – don’t go this way).
- You will take the I-40 bridge over the Mississippi River into
downtown Memphis.
- Take the FIRST exit off the bridge – to the right. This is the
Front St., Riverside Drive Exit.
- Pass up Riverside, and go all the way to the end of the exit and turn
right onto Front Street.
- Take an immediate left at the traffic light onto Poplar Ave.
- Stay on Poplar Ave. for several miles (like 4-5 miles). You
will be leaving downtown and entering midtown Memphis.
- When you pass a traffic light at McClean, watch for the NEXT light,
which is Cooper Street. Turn right on Cooper St.
- Stay on Cooper St. through traffic lights at Madison Ave., Union
Ave., Peabody Ave., Central Ave., and Young Ave.
- When you pass Young Ave., watch for the church on the left side of
the street: 3 large yellow brick buildings.
- Pull in the driveway just past the sanctuary and drive ALL THE WAY
around the sanctuary building to the rear of the 3 buildings and
park. Enter the red
door closest to the playground. Continue up 3 short flights of
stairs.
From the South / Jackson, Mississippi (via I-55 Northbound):
- As you approach Memphis, you will cross the state line into
Tennessee. Stay on I-55 until you reach the I-240 west (Downtown)
Exit.
- Take I-240 west to the Union Ave. exit – go EAST.
- Stay on Union through traffic lights at Bellevue, Cleveland, a few
others, and McLean.
- When you pass a traffic light at McLean, watch for the NEXT light,
which is Cooper Street. Turn right on Cooper St.
- Stay on Cooper St. through traffic lights at Peabody Ave., Central
Ave., and Young Ave.
- When you pass Young Ave., watch for the church on the left side of
the street: 3 large yellow brick buildings.
- Pull in the driveway just past the sanctuary and drive ALL THE WAY
around the sanctuary building to the rear of the 3 buildings and
park. Enter the red
door closest to the playground. Continue up 3 short flights of
stairs.
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