Riverside, Memphis

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Riverside, is a neighborhood in South Memphis. The neighborhood includes Kansas Street, Carver High (which is on Pennsylvania Street) and Martin Luther King Riverside Park.

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The main boundary of Riverside is South Parkway, which is on the north.

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