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[3] [4] The building was also scaled in 1918 by George Polley the “human fly,” who took less than 30 minutes to climb the 166 foot structure. [5] In 1912, the building was acquired by the Southern Railway Company, who established their Knoxville ticket office in the prior bank lobby. In 1917, the C.B. Atkin Realty Company purchased the ...
Universities and colleges in Knoxville, Tennessee (2 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Knoxville, Tennessee" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
The block containing the South Market Historic District was part of Lot 56 on Charles McClung's original 1791 plat of Knoxville. [2] In the city's early years, Market Street, originally known as Chestnut Street and later known as Prince Street until 1914, was one of the city's principal commercial avenues, due in large part to its access to the Prince Street Wharf at its south end along the ...
Downtown Knoxville is the downtown area of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It contains the city's central business district and primary city and county municipal offices. It is also home to several retail establishments, residential buildings, the city's convention center, and World's Fair Park. The downtown area contains the oldest parts ...
The Bijou Theatre is a theater located in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.Built in 1909 as an addition to the Lamar House Hotel, the theater has at various times served as performance venue for traditional theatre, vaudeville, a second-run moviehouse, a commencement stage for the city's African-American high school, and a pornographic movie theater.
The historic Sam E. Hill School - or at least part of it - is being preserved as part of a new 150,000-square-foot park and community center development blending the Lonsdale neighborhood's past ...
The developers of a proposed downtown high-rise overlooking the Tennessee River are faced with a unique challenge: The monstrous back of the 16-story building – which faces the water – is more ...
The tallest building in Knoxville is the First Tennessee Plaza (Plaza Tower), at 27 stories, followed by the adjacent Riverview Tower, at 24 stories. The Traditions Knoxville Apartment Building (formerly the Kingston Apartments) is the third highest at 21 stories. The Sunsphere, which stands at 265 feet (81 m), is the city's fourth tallest.