Why the Masonic Temple’s fate matters even to people who don’t know the secret handshake The latest news about the Masonic Temple, at Locust Street and Union Avenue, is troubling. My last column (Read Here) on the subject ended on […]
With the recent opening of Lone Tree Pass, the first major construction project on the 200 block of Gay Street in a century, it’s a good time to look back at this section of town. As already mentioned in numerous […]
The Masonic Temple, and its depth of dramatic history A lot of us are perplexed about the recent news that one of downtown’s architectural landmarks is under immediate threat. The old neoclassical building of amber masonry and lofty columns known […]
Like most of you, we may have a hard time getting used to a world without Dolly Parton. She grew up in the hillier parts of Sevier County, and never lived in Knoxville, but had relatives here. But during her […]
Like any town in America, before the introduction of the automobile, Knoxvillians rode around on horseback. From its earliest days as a territorial capital to the present day, Knoxville has its own stories of special horses and riders that add […]
If one had the opportunity to travel back in time, anytime in Knoxville’s history, and choose a particularly memorable day, you may not go far wrong in selecting Tuesday, October 1, 1872. The occasion: the grand opening of Staub’s Opera […]
Since its earliest days, Knoxville has considered the Fourth of July to be a cause for much celebration. The first event can be traced to 1793, less than two years after Knoxville was established by the first settler, […]
After last month’s short shuffle along Crooked Street, this time we’re going to stay on Walnut Street and head north past St. John’s Cathedral. All the residences that once existed on this block (as seen in the postcard below) have […]
The Knoxville History Project is nearing completion on Historic South Knoxville, a new community history book to be published late this year. The book will broadly cover all of South Knoxville, but here is a brief look at a few of […]
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