Downtown in Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Journal Arcade Building
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 4, 2021
1. Journal Arcade Building Marker
Journal Arcade Building
Knoxville Tennessee
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Built 1924
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
Location. 35° 57.833′ N, 83° 55.042′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is in Downtown. It is on South Gay Street north of West Church Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 618 S Gay Street, Knoxville TN 37902, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Everly Brothers (a few steps from this marker); Roger Hoffman Howell (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Blount College (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. John Sevier, 1745-1815 (within shouting distance of this marker); Millstone from mill owned by William and Sarah Bowman (within shouting distance of this marker); Creation of the Southeastern Conference (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of John H. Crozier Home (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.
Also see . . . 618 S. Gay Street - The Arcade Building. Knoxville Lost And Fond website entry (Submitted on January 13, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 4, 2021
2. Journal Arcade Building Marker
The marker is to the far left in this view of the building.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
