COMMUNITIES

Virtually every historic building along Knoxville's downtown Gay Street now is occupied, under renovation or has a plan to be soon. And good luck finding a quick table at a restaurant on a weekend. Most of the projects that market observers would base the area's growing sense of resurgence on actually are plans still in the making - a new, ...

East Knoxville is a gumbo of parks, ethnic restaurants, historical sites, old architecture, rooted businesses and tributes to Knoxville’s African-American heritage. The Knoxville Zoo perches near Chilhowee Park – longtime home of the Tennessee Valley Fair and a place with fond memories for generations of residents. Magnolia Avenue, paralleling Chilhowee Park, is a nostalgic strip through East Knoxville. Ghosts of ...

Although the community had been there for years, the people of Farragut voted to incorporate in 1980, mainly so they could have a voice in how their area was developed. The town of Farragut quickly became known for its stringent building regulations intended to give both residential and commercial structures a uniform look. Twenty-six years later, it's become one of ...

Where is it: North Knoxville, bordered by Interstate 640, Halls and Powell Attractions: Fountain City Lake, Fountain City Park, Fountain City Ball Park, Fountain City Recreation Center, Fountain City Art Center, forthcoming Fountain City Skate Plaza Fountain City is one of those neighborhoods that actually still feels like a neighborhood. Despite being intersected by bustling Broadway Avenue, the North Knoxville ...

Halls is a pastoral community in North Knox County, a high-growth location that ranks among the area’s 10 wealthiest ZIP codes. The community’s annual median household income of approximately $58,000 is third highest in the Knoxville area. One-third of the household incomes are above $75,000. With that kind of base, business analysts say Halls can support commercial and residential development. ...

North Knoxville

The Knoxville suburb of Powell has been a high-growth location in recent years. Business has boomed at the intersection of Clinton Highway and Schaad Road, with retailers and restaurants flocking in. They join a core of homegrown businesses anchored in Powell, such as DeRoyal Industries, Travis Meats and Weigel’s Farm Stores. Residential growth is vibrant also. The community had the ...

Sequoyah Hills: Community honors its Cherokee heritage Sequoyah Hills is a graceful old neighborhood near the University of Tennessee and downtown Knoxville. It’s tucked into a bend of the Tennessee River between Kingston Pike and Cherokee Boulevard. The city annexed Sequoyah Hills in 1917. Today, the area is home to millionaires, college students and everyone in between. They live in ...

You could say South Knoxville bridges different worlds. Several bridges connect the community to downtown and the University of Tennessee. The area is also popular with road cyclists due to its senic winding roads and low traffic counts. There are also many facets of South Knoxville, including two hospitals, a nature center, greenways, dogwood trails, student apartments, old farmsteads, and ...

West Knoxville mixes neighborhoods, shopping areas, greenways. In the 1950s, West Hills was sparsely populated, with a waiting list for telephone service. Fields lay between the homes and Kingston Pike, because there was not yet an interstate between them. Until West Town Mall came along in the early 1970s, the property there contained woods and a fire station. Walker Springs ...