Abandoned - Memphis Pyramid

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Join my discord - https://discord.gg/azPwNcn Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/brightsunfilms/ Along the Mississippi River and just outside the city centre of Memphis sits perhaps the most out of place structure in any American city. The Great American Pyramid as it was touted in the late 80's was promised to be the next huge landmark in the midwest, a tourism marvel which would be reveared by millions. When it opened in 1991 however, the Memphis Pyramid arena wasn't the spectacular landmark it was supposed to be, Join me as I look into how this strange stadium got built, how it was abandoned and how a Bass Pro Shop ultimately moved in. This is a weird one. Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/BrightSunFilms Twitter - https://twitter.com/BrightSunFilms Personal Twitter - https://twitter.com/datJakeWilliams Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brightsunfilms My Upcoming Feature Documentary - https://www.closedforstorm.com Other Fascinating Videos: The full 1989 investors presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxEHPEWEcMs&t=15s&ab_channel=CheerocracyNow Ground breaking ceremony - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um56NY-VB8k&t=295s&ab_channel=BrandonTurpin Interior demolition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoNWHTQOs0E&t=11s&ab_channel=TiffanyNeely901 -------------- BrightSunFilms 2021 Media in this episode has been supplied by Getty Images.