Bass Pro Shops Pyramid
| Bass Pro Shops Pyramid | |
|---|---|
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| Collection | Redacted Remilio Babies |
| Category | Background |
| References | Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Count | 67 |
| Rarity | 0.67% |
Bass Pro Shops Pyramid is a background trait in the Redacted Remilio Babies NFT collection, depicting the interior of Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid — the mega-store and resort occupying a 32-story glass pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, which became a viral internet phenomenon after a 2017 review by writer Natasha Frost.
Background
The Memphis Pyramid was originally built in 1991 as a sports and entertainment arena, serving as the home arena of the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team until 2004, after which it stood largely vacant for a decade. Bass Pro Shops purchased the building in 2015 and converted it into a flagship retail destination spanning over 535,000 square feet, opening in 2015.[1] The interior houses a massive retail store alongside an aquarium, bowling alley, hotel, multiple restaurants, and a freestanding cypress swamp with live alligators. A glass elevator runs up the outside of the structure.
The store became an internet sensation in 2017 after writer Natasha Frost published an account of visiting it on the now-defunct website Hopes&Fears, later preserved on Atlas Obscura, describing it as "a place that has to be seen to be believed." The piece went viral and established the Pyramid's reputation as one of America's great surreal commercial spaces — an overwhelming, maximalist tribute to outdoor recreation contained within an ancient Egyptian architectural form. It connects to the Denim Fish Cap trait, which references Bass Pro Shops' broader cultural significance.
See also
References
- ↑ "Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid". Wikipedia.