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The mall has 1,339,000 square feet (124,397 m 2) of gross leasable area, making it the largest of any enclosed shopping mall in Tennessee. [1] [better source needed] The anchor stores are Dillard's, Dick's House of Sport, 2 Belk stores, JCPenney, and Cinebarre. Interior of West Town Mall (Knoxville, TN) There is a food court in the center of ...
The valleys of East Tennessee, such as the area west of Knoxville accessed by Kingston Pike, did have plantations, a few of whose houses still remain. And the Tennessee River was not as navigable at Knoxville as it was further downstream, so, other than the roads, the city remained comparatively isolated until the railroads reached the city in ...
1942 – Town of Oak Ridge developed near Knoxville. [8] 1943 – Oak Ridge National Laboratory established near Knoxville. 1946 Cas Walker becomes mayor. Journalist John Gunther dubs Knoxville the "ugliest city" in America, sparking beautification efforts; 1947 – Office of City Manager merged with Mayor's office; 1950 – Population: 124,769 ...
The History of Knoxville, Tennessee, began with the establishment of James White's Fort on the Trans-Appalachian frontier in 1786. [1] The fort was chosen as the capital of the Southwest Territory in 1790, and the city, named for Secretary of War Henry Knox, was platted the following year. [1]
When Regas closed in 2010, the Knoxville City Council adopted a resolution naming it the oldest continuously running restaurant in the state. Long history of Regas Restaurant in Knoxville involves ...
Closing soon: From the Strip to Happy Holler, this Knoxville record shop has history. Gannett. Keenan Thomas, Knoxville News Sentinel. July 26, 2024 at 8:37 PM.
The West Town Mall location in Knoxville was expanded to 122,000 square feet (11,300 m 2) later that year making it the largest store in the chain. Proffitt's purchased the Chattanooga based Loveman's Department Store in 1986, adding four Chattanooga stores and one in Dalton, Georgia , its first location outside of Tennessee.
Halls Cinema 7 movie theater has closed its doors for good, leaving only one independent theater in Knoxville. The locally owned theater at 3800 Neal Drive in Halls announced on its website that ...