点评:Beale Street in Memphis has been described as "America's most iconic street" and "the most visited attraction in Tennessee" and a "Music Mecca" for blues, jazz, rock 'n roll, soul, R&B and gospel. It stretches a distance of 1.8 miles from the Mississippi River to East Street, a historic entertainment district that has served as a launching pad for such legendary musicians as W.C. Handy, Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes. The neon-lit blocks feature over 25 nightclubs, restaurants, shops, scenic Handy Park and, at the corner of 4th and Beale, Beale Street Baptist Church, which was built in 1869 and is Tennessee's oldest surviving African American church edifice. Popular attractions include B.B. King's Blues Club, Memphis Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, Jerry Lee Lewis' Cafe and Honky Tonk, W.C. Handy Historic Home, Silky O'Sullivan's, Beale Street Blues Gifts, Johnny G's Creole Kitchen and Hard Rock Cafe. Beale Street was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1966.
翻译:孟菲斯的比尔街被誉为“美国最具标志性的街道”、“田纳西州游客最多的景点”以及蓝调、爵士、摇滚、灵魂乐、节奏布鲁斯和福音音乐的“音乐圣地”。它从密西西比河延伸至东街,全长1.8英里。东街是一个历史悠久的娱乐区,曾是众多传奇音乐家的摇篮,例如W.C. Handy、埃尔维斯·普雷斯利、路易斯·阿姆斯特朗、艾瑞莎·弗兰克林、约翰尼·卡什、B.B. King、马迪·沃特斯、杰瑞·李·刘易斯、罗伊·奥比森、卡尔·帕金斯、奥蒂斯·雷丁和艾萨克·海耶斯。霓虹闪烁的街区拥有超过25家夜总会、餐厅、商店、风景优美的汉迪公园,以及位于第四街和比尔街交汇处的比尔街浸信会教堂。这座教堂建于1869年,是田纳西州现存最古老的非裔美国人教堂建筑。热门景点包括B.B. King蓝调俱乐部、孟菲斯摇滚名人堂、杰瑞·李·刘易斯咖啡馆和乡村酒吧、W.C. Handy故居、Silky O'Sullivan's酒吧、比尔街蓝调礼品店、Johnny G's克里奥尔厨房和硬石餐厅。比尔街于1966年被列入国家史迹名录,并被指定为国家历史地标区。