Binghampton, Memphis

Binghampton (also spelled "Binghamton," see Talk) is a neighborhood on an edge of Midtown in Memphis, Tennessee. It is named after Bingham Street, which bisects the western portion.

Binghampton a neighborhood in North Memphis,is bordered by the CSX railroad in the North, Holmes Street in the East, Poplar Avenue in the South and East Parkway North and North Trezevant Street in the West. Neighborhoods surrounding Binghampton are Mitchell Heights on the north, Hollywood on the northwest, Nutbush on the northeast, Highland Heights on the east, Aulon on the south and the Overton Park side of Evergreen on the west. Binghampton is considered a high crime area, partly due to urban blight and gentrification.

Binghampton began as an independent and racially integrated rural Memphis town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The town grew up around a boxcar factory, fabricating for a railroad. Binghampton was populated primarily by the blue-collar factory workers. Annexed by Memphis in 1919 when the city's growth pushed to the east, Binghampton was eventually surrounded by more affluent neighborhoods. Binghampton proper has experienced shifting character as a result of development, various stages of racial segregation, and a transition from owner to renter occupied housing. (Notice spelling variation. See Talk page.)

Sam Cooper Boulevard is a highway owned by the City of Memphis which intersects the Binghampton neighborhood. In 2006, citizens from the Binghampton neighborhood of Memphis voiced concerns about negative effects that the completion of the western portion of Sam Cooper Boulevard has had on the community. Claims were made that construction of the road between North Highland Street and East Parkway North cut the Binghampton area in half by creating "high-speed traffic" and "confusing traffic patterns." It was mentioned that the routing of Sam Cooper Boulevard to the south of Broad Avenue had "effectively made" the 1.4 miles (2.3 km) long stretch of Broad Avenue a "ghost town," creating vacant lots in the partly industrial area and an unsafe neighborhood.

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