Editing Memphis Pyramid (section)

==Bass Pro Shops and redevelopment==
[[File:Bass Pro Pyramid.png|thumb|Interior of the Pyramid on Bass Pro Shops' opening day]]
[[File:Memphis from the water 2022c.jpg|thumb|Vicinity of the pyramid, with the edge of the [[Hernando de Soto Bridge]] at far left]]
In October 2005, media speculation began to focus on an aquarium or a [[Bass Pro Shops]] superstore as the most likely long-term tenants of the arena. In 2008, the city and Bass Pro Shops reached a tentative agreement, short on details, but based on an intent to develop the then-abandoned structure.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bass Pro Shops officially announce plans for the Pyramid|url=http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=4548990|publisher=WMC-TV|date=February 2, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312061247/http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=4548990|archive-date=March 12, 2007}}</ref> On June 30, 2010, after 5 years of negotiating, Bass Pro Shops and the City of Memphis signed an agreement for a 55-year lease for a Bass Pro Shops megastore. In addition, the redevelopment plans included revitalizing the [[Pinch District, Memphis|Pinch District]], which is the neighborhood east of the Pyramid. The city invested $30 million and hired O.T. Marshall Architects to help with the seismic retrofitting of the structure, which was funded by sales tax revenue in the surrounding area. O.T. Marshall and Insight Design Architects was later hired by Bass Pro Shops for its renovations and construction, which led to its opening April 29, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |first=Amos |last=Maki |title=Crews to begin transforming Pyramid into Bass Pro store Oct. 11, sources say |url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/11/crews-begin-transforming-pyramid-bass-pro-store-oc/?partner=popular |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=August 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017234557/http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/aug/11/crews-begin-transforming-pyramid-bass-pro-store-oc/?partner=popular |archive-date=October 17, 2012}}</ref> Construction was completed by W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company.

In addition to the retail store itself, Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid is home to an [[archery range]], a [[shooting range]], and a [[laser tag|laser arcade]]. The building also includes a Wahlburghers Wild and an Uncle Buck's Fishbowl and Grill with a [[bowling alley]] and a saltwater aquarium. The tallest freestanding elevator in America takes visitors to the Lookout at the Pyramid at the apex of the building, where people can take in the view on an indoor and outdoor observation deck or dine and drink at the Lookout, which is a restaurant, bar, and [[aquarium]] at the top of the building. At the base of the Pyramid is a 100-room hotel, the Big Cypress Lodge. Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid contains 600,000 gallons of water features and the largest collection of waterfowl and hunting-related equipment in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&appID=94&storeID=61 |title=Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid |website=[[Bass Pro Shops]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911035019/http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&appID=94&storeID=61 |archive-date=September 11, 2013}}</ref>{{fv|date=April 2025}}

Over 3 million people visited Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sills |first=Joe |title=The Unbelievable True Story Of How The Memphis Pyramid Became A Bass Pro Shops |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joesills/2020/08/26/the-unbelievable-true-story-of-how-the-memphis-pyramid-became-a-bass-pro-shops/ |date=August 26, 2020 |access-date=March 7, 2021 |work=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> In 2015, Bass Pro Shops considered adding a [[zip-line]] and a second hotel to the Pyramid.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bass Pro attendance has topped 1 million |url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/business/bass-pro-attendance-has-topped-1-million |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |access-date=August 3, 2015 |date=August 3, 2015 |first=Ted |last=Evanoff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806184943/http://www.commercialappeal.com/business/bass-pro-attendance-has-topped-1-million |archive-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref>

In 2011, a drawing of the pyramid was incorporated into the standard design of Tennessee's state-issued driver's licenses alongside [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]'s [[AT&T Building (Nashville)|AT&T Building]], [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]'s [[Sunsphere]], and [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]'s [[Tennessee Aquarium]].