Stories

Researched narratives from Knoxville’s past
A Saturday Afternoon in Downtown Burlington
May 18, 2016
Maybe you haven’t spent much time in Burlington since Ruby’s Coffee Shop closed, 16 years ago. But when you get to the eastern end of MLK, it’s still tempting to pull...
A Salute to Knoxville’s Central Street
May 13, 2016
Compiled by Jack Neely for the Knoxville History Project. Central Street is the focus of this Sunday’s “Open Streets” festival, when the street turns pedestrians-only...
The Bluegrass Legends Who Made Their First Records on Gay Street
May 11, 2016
The Knoxville Sessions box-set release of 1929 and 1930 recordings—celebrated with a frequently surprising festival this past weekend—is remarkable for several reasons,...
What Was Knoxville—and American Culture—Like When the St. James Hotel Sessions Were Recorded in 1929 and 1930?
May 4, 2016
When Dick Voynow, who’d once been the piano player for one of the most popular jazz bands in the world, arrived in Knoxville in the fall of 1929 to make some recordings,...
Can We Learn From the TVA Headquarters Experience?
May 4, 2016
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s headquarters is for sale. For years, the presence of a couple of giant blank buildings that aren’t generally open to the public, and are empty...
Knoxville in Silent Movies
April 28, 2016
Compiled by Jack Neely for the Knoxville History Project. Movie-making in Knoxville is now 100 years old. Knoxville got interested in movies early. By one account, movies...
Is the Cal Johnson Building Still Safe?
April 20, 2016
Last Thursday afternoon, the Metropolitan Planning Commission unexpectedly rejected its own staff’s recommendations and declined to endorse Mayor Rogero’s much-publicized...
The Architects of Knoxville
April 14, 2016
Knoxville is not famous for its architecture, but maybe it can be. Thomas Hope, who was a furniture maker and planner of homes, is often described as Knoxville’s first architect....
Clip and Save: A Guide to a New Restaurant’s Historical Sandwich Menu
April 13, 2016
Saturday afternoon I found myself leading a tour of festival music-history pilgrims, and encountered a dilemma. It was 4, and Market Square was packed. I looked down one side...


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