Ghost Walking Articles

Ghost Walking the Streets of Knoxville: The Dr. John Mason Boyd Memorial Arch
September 3, 2025

The steps of the Dr. John Mason Boyd memorial arch at the corner of Gay Street and Main Street offer a fine perch to ponder bygone times in this old section of downtown. Anyone who has more than just glanced […]

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Ghost Walking the Streets of Knoxville: Early Movie Theaters
August 12, 2025

Just like we do today, Knoxvillians have long come downtown looking for some entertainment. For many years, Staub’s Opera House (later known as Staub’s Theatre and the Lyric) served as the city’s most dependable live-performance venue. But in the early […]

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Ghost Walking With the Fallen Fireman’s Memorial Monument
June 30, 2025

Most towns and cities have statues and memorials of all kinds, but for me it’s the unique ones that not only inform the feel of a place, but also convey some local history. The most Knoxville-centric downtown statue is the […]

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Ghost Walking Around the Lamar House
June 10, 2025

Down on the 800 block of Gay Street it’s generally a lot quieter than a couple of blocks farther north. With the quiet end of a federal building on one side, and a towering office tower (still the tallest building […]

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