Bass Pro prepares for May 1 opening in Memphis

The hulking Bass Pro Shops store in the Memphis Pyramid is slated to open May 1.

The company is hiring hundreds of employees for the 535,000-square-foot Tennessee store.

According to The Leader, the store would feature an interactive national Waterfowling Heritage Center in partnership with Ducks Unlimited; Uncle Buck's Fishbowl and Grill; Big Cypress Lodge - a 100-room grand hotel; 600,000 gallons of water features; a cypress swamp with 100-foot-tall trees; and the largest free-standing elevator in America - 25 stories and open on all four sides.

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