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Contents:
- GAY STREET
- GAY STREET
- DID YOU KNOW THE 100 BLOCK OF GAY STREET WAS RAISED? TAKE AN UNRGROUND TOUR
- Y’ALL MEANS ALL – THE GAY SCENE KNOXVILLE
- KNOXVILLE’S FIRST PAVED ROAD: GAY STREET
- GUI TO GAY STREET KNOXVILLE, TENNSEE
- GAY STREET AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
- GAY STREET: KNOXVILLE, TENNSEE
GAY STREET
Disver Knoxville Tennsee, the rich history of Gay Street, learn about Knoxville's Theater District, where to go, and live shows to explore on Vis Knoxville. * history of gay street knoxville tn *
Gay Street, cir 1890s.
Regnized by the Amerin Planng Associatn as one of the natn’s “Great Streets, ” Gay Street was regard before the Civil War as Knoxville’s ma mercial street.
GAY STREET
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Durg the 1920s Gay Street served as a meetg pot for a new group of Knoxvillians head to both disver a new wilrns and blaze trails for a new Natnal Park, the Great Smoky Mountas. David Chapman, also owned a pharmacy bs on Gay Street, famo for s Whe Ln statue. Almost everythg that has ever happened downtown Knoxville has a lk some way to Gay Street.
DID YOU KNOW THE 100 BLOCK OF GAY STREET WAS RAISED? TAKE AN UNRGROUND TOUR
.d Gay Street and The Civil Rights Movement In late 1959 Knoxville College Stunts iated the efforts to segregate the cy’s lunch unters and movie theaters downtown Knoxville. (A historil marker loted Knoxville Knox County, Tennsee.) * history of gay street knoxville tn *
GAY STREET VINTAGE POSTCARD GALLERY. For a look to the 100 Block of South Gay Street by the railroad on the north end of Gay Street, jo for a Knoxville Weekend vio featurg KHP’s Jack Neely and Knoxville Urban Guy, Alan Sims, for an affectnate look back at an old classic – Harold’s Deli. In 1919, the cy raised this sectn of Gay Street to take out what was known as the “Death Dip, ” sentially a steep valley down towards and back up across the railroad tracks.
Y’ALL MEANS ALL – THE GAY SCENE KNOXVILLE
Raisg the 100 Block of Gay Street 1919. ROSS MOL’S GAY STREET VIADUCT GALLERY.
KNOXVILLE’S FIRST PAVED ROAD: GAY STREET
Sce the 1790s, Gay Street has played a primary role Knoxville’s historil and cultural velopment. Gay Street is home to art galleri, historic theaters, the East Tennsee History Center and more – wh many buildgs listed on the Natnal Register of Historic Plac. Gay Street was the se of the 1796 Constutnal Conventn that rulted the foundg of the state of Tennsee, and was a fol pot for the early polil activy of both the cy and the state of Tennsee.
On the eve of the Civil War, Gay Street was the se of simultaneo Unn and Conferate recg ralli. Durg the Civil War, Gay Street saw some early vlence, a fatal shootg of a Unnist monstrator, days after the firg on Ft.
GUI TO GAY STREET KNOXVILLE, TENNSEE
William Sanrs died as the rult of wounds the Lamar Hoe on Gay.
GAY STREET AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
After the war, Gay Street saw extensive mercial velopment as railroad nstctn brought an dtrial boom to Knoxville. By 1850, Gay Street was home to three-fourths of Knoxville's mercial activy.
GAY STREET: KNOXVILLE, TENNSEE
In 1854, Gay Street beme Knoxville's first paved road.
Almost all public visors to Knoxville ma an appearance on Gay Street.