History Happy Hour: Presented by the Knoxville History Project

This month’s program will feature South Knoxville! It is the subject of KHP’s biggest book project of 2026, which they began groundwork on years ago. They have already learned a lot about that huge, hilly, green, sometimes bewildering and often unruly region across the river. They will share a few highlights of their research and hope to learn more from local participants! They are particularly looking for information or stories about music venues and nightclubs, distinctive restaurants, and hotels and motels during the tourism era (1930 onwards) on Alcoa Highway and Chapman Highway. They would also like to know more about the Vestal Lumber Company in particular, marble quarries beyond the obvious ones like Mead’s, and airfields and airstrips, too.