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The Old City is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located at the northeast corner of the city's downtown area.Originally part of a raucous and vice-ridden section of town known as "The Bowery," the Old City has since been revitalized through extensive redevelopment efforts carried out during the 1980s through the present. [3]
The buildings were listed for their architecture and their role in Knoxville's late-19th and early-20th century wholesaling industry. [1] The district's original 1973 listing included the warehouses on the north side of West Jackson Avenue (i.e., 103, 121-123, 125-127, and 129-131) and Sullivan's Saloon (100 East Jackson).
Knoxville’s 1,500-acre Urban Wilderness includes five city parks, four Civil War sites, wildlife areas, a nature preserve, several waterways and more. Its 60-plus miles (100 kilometers) of ...
Downtown Knoxville is the downtown area of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It contains the city's central business district and primary city and county municipal offices. It is also home to several retail establishments, residential buildings, the city's convention center, and World's Fair Park. The downtown area contains the oldest parts ...
Knoxville provides the perfect scruffy setting for a new children's book by local author Wes Bennett. The idea for the book began with Bennett's daughter Vivi, now 7.
Gay Street is a street in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, that traverses the heart of the city's downtown area. Since its development in the 1790s, Gay Street has served as the city's principal financial and commercial thoroughfare, and has played a primary role in the city's historical and cultural development. [ 2 ]
Old City Hall is a complex of historic buildings located at 601 West Summit Hill Drive in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Originally constructed in 1848 as the Tennessee School for the Deaf and Dumb (now the Tennessee School for the Deaf ), the complex served as Knoxville's city hall from 1925 until 1980. [ 1 ]
Park City becomes part of the city. South Knoxville becomes part of the city. 1919 Riot of 1919 takes place. October: Streetcar strike. [13] 1920 – Population: 77,818. [14] 1921 – WNAV radio begins broadcasting. [6] [15] 1923 – The city replaces its commission with a city manager-council form of government; Louis Brownlow hired as first ...