JFG Sign(s)
Just a bit over seven months ago the JFG sign on the south waterfront went missing. In the brief media storm, we learned that the property on which it formerly sat (Kerbella Temple property) had been...
JFG Sign
JFG Sign On South Knoxville Hill Goes Missing: What We Know
On Tuesday afternoon, the JFG sign on the hill just on the other side of the Gay Street Bridge was dismantled and removed. It set local social media abuzz: Why was it removed? Where did it...
2012 in Review: Businesses (and the city) Evolve
There were notable changes to downtown businesses last year which didn’t involve a closing or an opening as much as some sort of alteration or evolution. Some were minor and others involved news that will change...
Dangling Photographs: Knoxville Skylines and More
Here is another group of photographs of the city that I’ve had tucked away in various files. Consider it end-of-the-year blog cleaning. Most of these photographs are of the skyline and various buildings around town. I’m...
Henley Street Bridge Update – and More News and Views from the River Shore
As a part of my excursion in the thousand degree humidity and hundred-and-fifty-percent humidity, I took some photographs of the Henley Street Bridge construction. The photograph above is a bit misleading, looking as if the top...
Labor Day in the City: Boomsday 2012, JFG Sign and More
So, I’m a little slow recovering from all the Labor Day weekend activities. I just couldn’t quite make myself sit down to blog at 10:30 last night when I finally got a chance after a good,...
Celebrity Homes in the Emporium, Amazing Home in Fire Street Lofts
As a part of the Community Design Center fundraiser, patrons toured homes in the area of the 100 block of Gay Street. Sadly, time didn’t allow me to visit them all, which is what I would...