Collierville’s former Gus’s will be demolished
The former Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken location in Collierville is a historic home. The suburb's Historic District Commission approved a request to demolish it. (Abigail Warren/The Daily Memphian)
The former Collierville location of Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken will be demolished, a decision the Historic District Commission didn’t allow nearly six years ago.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen must approve plans for a new project on the site before the historic building comes down. The decision allowing demolition came Thursday afternoon.
In 2019, Gus’s owner, Wendy McCrory, sought permission to demolish the building on South Center Street and build a new Gus’s, but her request was denied.
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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