Inside of Knoxville

Ghost Walking the Streets of Knoxville: The Hotels at Gay & Clinch

Paul James·October 9, 2025

It’s interesting how the use of a certain spot on a street basically stays the same for decades, if not more than a century. The site of a courthouse typically indicates a long tenure, but how...

Ghost Walking the Streets of Knoxville: The Dr. John Mason Boyd Memorial Arch

Paul James·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...

Ghost Walking the Streets of Knoxville: Early Movie Theaters

Paul James·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....

Ghost Walking With the Fallen Fireman’s Memorial Monument

Paul James·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...

Ghost Walking Around the Lamar House

Paul James·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...

Ghost Walking Gay Street at Union

Paul James·May 12, 2025

(Today’s article features another installment in the “Ghost Walking” series by recurring contributor Paul James of the Knoxville History Project.) Sometimes you can just step into an old photograph and imagine you’re there. Often, for me, it’s...

Absolute Beginners: A brief look at the history of baseball in Knoxville

Paul James·April 16, 2025

(In honor of yesterday’s opening day for baseball at Covenant Health Park, today’s article by recurring contributor Paul James of the Knoxville History Project takes you waaay back to a time this opening day for the...

Ghost Walking a Section of Walnut Street

Paul James·March 31, 2025

(Today’s article is by guest writer Paul James of the Knoxville History Project.) Walk along Walnut Avenue between Summit Hill Drive and Union Avenue today and you’ll find that it’s a relatively unremarkable spot compared to Market...

Ghostwalking the Gas-lit Streets of Knoxville: As dark as 40 black cats in the bottom of a well

Paul James·March 10, 2025

(Ed. Note: Today’s article is by Paul James, Director of Publishing and Development for the Knoxville History Project.) It’s far too easy to take for granted the casual flick of a light switch. One hundred and...

Ghost Walking Market Square

Paul James·January 21, 2025

(Ed. Note: Today’s article is by guest writer Paul James of the Knoxville History Project. Expect more Knoxville history from Paul in the coming months.) There are ghost walks and then there is ghost walking. It...

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Ghost Walking the Streets of Knoxville: The Hotels at Gay & Clinch

Ghost Walking the Streets of Knoxville: The Dr. John Mason Boyd Memorial Arch

Ghost Walking the Streets of Knoxville: Early Movie Theaters

Ghost Walking With the Fallen Fireman’s Memorial Monument

Ghost Walking Around the Lamar House

Ghost Walking Gay Street at Union

Absolute Beginners: A brief look at the history of baseball in Knoxville

Ghost Walking a Section of Walnut Street

Ghostwalking the Gas-lit Streets of Knoxville: As dark as 40 black cats in the bottom of a well

Ghost Walking Market Square

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