Hyde Park, Memphis

Hyde Park (also known as Pocket Town) is an impoverished, predominately black neighborhood in the Hollywood community of Memphis, Tennessee.

Geography

Hyde Park is located on the north side of Memphis, Tennessee, starting around the intersection of Chelsea Avenue and Hollywood Street. Hyde Park lies within the Hollywood community and borders another North Memphis neighborhood known as Douglass.

Community

Hyde Park is known for its long strip down Hollywood Street that is often a lively meeting place. Almost all commercial businesses in the area are located on Hollywood Street or Chelsea Avenue. Hyde Park has a reputation within the city of Memphis due to prostitution and gang-related activity, dominated by the Folk Nation predominantly the Gangster Disciples (H.P.G) with the exception of several small Black Disciples and New Breeds sets as well.

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