Inside of Knoxville

The Telephone Building – The Second of Two Articles on the Downtown AT&T Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 10, 2017

(Ed: Today is the second of a two part series by Oren Yarbrough, architectural intern at DIA.) In the last article, I described the varied and interesting history of the collection of buildings that today makes...

The Telephone Building: The First of a Two Part Series on the Downtown AT&T Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 9, 2017

Today we welcome guest columnist Oren Yarbrough. You’ve seen his comments here. He’s an intern architect with DIA on Gay Street and he’s got a particular interest in what I’ve called the ugliest building in the...

Clayton Luxury Tiny Home: Answer for Urban Infill? (Plus a bonus fun read linked at the end)

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 6, 2017

I’ve been thinking about tiny homes for a while. Not that I’m quite ready to move into one. Most people put the line between a tiny house and a “small” house at around 400 square feet....

Details of New Ground-Up Condominium and Commercial Development Announced

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 3, 2017

The Courtland Group, headed by Jeffrey Nash, has established an excellent track record with numerous redevelopments of older buildings. Nash began his career reclaiming and redeveloping warehouses and factories in east London, but moved to Knoxville...

Lengthy Litigation Results in New Ownership and Possibilities for Prominent Downtown Building

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 2, 2017

Like me, you may have wondered what was happening in a building positioned on perhaps the most prominent corner in the city: Union and Gay. The Conley Building has seemed underutilized for years even as properties...

The House That Beer Built

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 29, 2017

Knoxville’s beer community continues to put the community into the beer in new and different ways. Now they’ve paired with Habitat for Humanity to build two homes for Knoxville families. Beer and building, as it turns...

A Plea for Preservation of a Building and a Struggle for the Soul of Central

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 27, 2017

There are so many interesting areas in Knoxville. Each has a claim of one sort or another to put itself forward as a place worthy of a visit, or maybe a longer stay. A stroll out...

Dispute Threatens to Derail Preservation and Development of Pryor Brown

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 26, 2017

The trail to this point is a long one. For those of you who may have missed, or don’t remember the earlier developments, I’ll recap. Pryor Brown Garage is a building located on the corner of...

Recode Knoxville Gets Serious

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 21, 2017

A public meeting was held on Tuesday to detail the progress made by the Camiros Consulting Group on the current effort to re-write Knoxville’s codes into a more unified, understandable and consistent set of codes. The idea...

HGTV Builds a Local Urban Oasis With a Little Help From Our Friends

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 1, 2017

This past week, HGTV offered local news outlets and bloggers an opportunity to see what has been a closely kept secret for about a year. HGTV began in 2010 giving away an Urban Oasis spot which...

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The Telephone Building – The Second of Two Articles on the Downtown AT&T Building

The Telephone Building: The First of a Two Part Series on the Downtown AT&T Building

Clayton Luxury Tiny Home: Answer for Urban Infill? (Plus a bonus fun read linked at the end)

Details of New Ground-Up Condominium and Commercial Development Announced

Lengthy Litigation Results in New Ownership and Possibilities for Prominent Downtown Building

The House That Beer Built

A Plea for Preservation of a Building and a Struggle for the Soul of Central

Dispute Threatens to Derail Preservation and Development of Pryor Brown

Recode Knoxville Gets Serious

HGTV Builds a Local Urban Oasis With a Little Help From Our Friends

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville