Hyde Park (also known as Pocket Town) is a neighborhood in the Hollywood community on the north of Memphis, Tennessee.
The long stretch of Hollywood Street that runs through Hyde Park is renowned for being a popular gathering spot.
After the 2013–14 school year, the Memphis City Board of Education decided to close Cypress Middle down.
The school opened in 1946, and boasts several graduating scholars, a world-renowned band and championship sports teams.
Mr. Hobson fostered many outstanding educational programs during his 25 years of service with the belief that all students had the ability to obtain greatness.
Mr. White accomplished many innovations for Manassas: French was added to the curriculum; advanced courses were added in math and science; Four computer labs were established; Manassas was paired with Trezevant Vocational School in an effort to improve vocational offering.
During 1996 and 2001 the staff adopted three schoolwide programs: The Instructional Reform Models, The Middle School Initiative, The Ninth Grade Academy, and High Schools That Work involved all students in a challenging curriculum designed to improve student performance.
In the 1970s many African American students were bussed out of the Hyde Park Neighborhood and attended Hollywood Elementary.
It is a 10-acre (40,000 m2) plot of land donated to the community by Cecil Milton Gooch (1889-1969), a retired lumber company owner during that time.
[2] Today, Gooch Park has a swimming pool, pavilion, three outdoor basketball courts, and play equipment.
One of the most notable people to visit the center was Elvis Presley, who played football with some friends there on December 27, 1956.
Velsicol was the main target of the court cases involving Cyprus Creek and according to them site investigations and remediation have been completed at all residential areas along the street, with the exception of Springdale Apartments.
[5] During the channelization process in the 1960s, contaminated sediment was displaced into residents’ backyards and placed on the grounds of local schools.
The Tennessee Department of Health has recommended that the appropriate government bodies assure the swift cleanup of properties requiring remediation, and that all areas filled with soil from Cypress Creek should be located and tested.
Once this process is complete, Velsicol must address non-residential properties adversely affected by the company's dumping.
[6] On April 1, 2004, certain residents of the Cypress Creek neighborhood of Memphis filed a lawsuit against Velsicol Chemical Corporation, alleging damage to their property from the discharge of dieldrin and related chemicals from the Velsicol plant on Warford Avenue to Cypress Creek.
Along with these assets, the library offers computers with access to internet and word processing, a job and career center, meeting room, and special event programming.
According to an article published by Rhodes Magazine, several changes have occurred in Hyde Park because of Shasta Central's involvement.