With the publication of a new educational booklet from the Knoxville History Project, it’s a good time to take a look at the fascinating history of music here in Knoxville. Designed to increase awareness and appreciation for the city’s rich […]

Knoxville’s championship season of 1879 The long-awaited return of minor-league baseball to downtown Knoxville is stirring up some old stories, especially at the Museum of East Tennessee History’s worthy exhibit about baseball throughout the state. It was our first team […]

Touching tributes by musical icons endear this Bearden Park If you haven’t noticed, there is a small pocket park in Bearden that celebrates two of the most cherished performers of rock and roll history. It’s no hyperbole to say that […]

Due to its condition, as reported by engineers, the future of the Gay Street Bridge is in question. The Gay Street Bridge is a Knoxville icon. The steel bridge, designed and constructed by the Youngstown, Ohio, Bridge Co., is the […]

When checking the status of a flight, whether you are heading out of town or waiting on a family member or friend to arrive, it can be handy to know the three-digit code for the Knoxville airport. Those three letters—TYS—actually […]

The elderly British sailor with an Italian name who became suddenly famous after his death Thomas F. Grimaldi was fairly new to town, a cobbler arriving in the very early 1870s, but in the rapidly growing railroad town he rose […]

The Knoxvillian Who Invented the Famous New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square   For many, the last few seconds of a year are marked by watching the “Ball Drop” in Manhattan’s world-famous Times Square. It may be hard to […]

A long-unopened box of holiday cards reveals startling designs from a past era     For close to 90 years, a box containing unopened Christmas cards, many depicting rich, stylish illustrations, was found in the attic of an old house […]

Parades of all kinds were popular in Knoxville in the late 19th and early 20th Century: circus parades, bicycle parades, Labor Day Parades, Memorial parades, and even the University of Tennessee held Carnival Days throughout the downtown area. By the […]