For years, people have speculated about the long-term prospects for the old Andrew Johnson Hotel, and as of this week, it’s finally for sale. The building has been used for …
Romanesque Revival: A Renovation Uncovers a Forgotten Old Hotel
If you find yourself ambling on North Gay, as I do when I park free under the highway, you may be in for a start. The familiar building many of …
The Problem With TN
You’ve heard the hubbub about the new state logo, which is a white TN on a red background. One complaint is about the public cost, which is in the middle …
The Anti-Preservationist’s Secret Heartbreak
A month ago I proffered a challenge: to name one instance in which tearing down a building 75 years old or more resulted in something better than the building that was …
So Prodigal Bounty: A Meditation on Knoxville’s Culinary Past
Old newspapers, legal documents, letters, and directories of various sorts are full of mundane detail. More interesting stuff about life in Knoxville more than a century ago is often elusive. …