1. A visitor to downtown Memphis might be puzzled by the sight of little .......... perched on top of metal poles.

2. The clever birdhouses represent a chalet, pagoda, schoolhouse, fire station and other .......... creations.

3. The reason behind the erection of the miniature .......... makes sense when considering the massive mosquito population near the Mississippi River.

4. The .......... behind construction of the birdhouses was a real estate developer who thought purple martins would eat the insects.

5. People soon discovered it was simply a .......... that the birds would decimate the insect population. Purple martins did not kill the mosquitoes.

6. In retrospect, the insects were a minor problem in comparison to what Memphis has endured. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated here in 1968 .......... racial riots.

7. The .......... that occurred after his death made homeowners gravitate toward other cities.

8. Slowly developers have built or renovated houses in the most .......... part of the city, which encouraged home buyers to return to the city.

9. Tourists also returned to the city to tour Elvis Presley's home, Graceland and pay .......... to the huge variety of musical sounds.

10. Today Memphis is an amazing .......... of blues, jazz, pop, cotton, and tourists.