Posts by Jack Neely

Author: Jack Neely

Jack Neely is the author of several books about his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. Jack’s books are available at Union Ave Books in downtown Knoxville.

Sunday School 1880s, courtesy of McClung Historical Collection

You wonder if Summer in Knoxville, in

Stourbridge Lion Test Run,1929, photo courtesy of Library of Congress

The Fourth of July and

This weekend is Pridefest, a celebration of tolerance for lesbians, gays, and transsexuals, and

Some know Knoxville as a college town, the Home of the Vols. It does host the region’s largest

This weekend is another in Knoxville's series of Open Streets events. Go to Sutherland Avenue on

Although Dogwood Arts Festival is practically a season more than an event—its calendar of

A number of folks at UT's History Department are excited about this, the biggest event of its kind

A century ago, Knoxvillians might have been pretty surprised to hear about a ‘dogwood festival’.

Knoxville was once famous for factory-made stuff, like socks, gauges, motorboats, T-shirts, and

The Bijou Theatre is 110 years old. It was finished in the Edwardian era, the final days of Teddy

Author: Jack Neely

Knoxville: Summer 2019

In Knoxville history, the Fourth is more than just Independence Day

A History of Pride

Knoxville: The Prismatic City

Open Streets: Sutherland

The Dawn of Dogwoodmania – Part 2

James K. Polk's Biggest Party Ever

The Dawn of Dogwoodmania – Part I

Knoxville's Makers

Happy Birthday, Bijou

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