Gone but not forgotten: Knoxville area restaurants and retailers we miss.

[MAD]

 

[StarRaider]

^ @MAD what year is that?
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[MAD]

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^ @MAD what year is that?
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Gonna guess 1971

 

[Tin Man]

Kudzu…

 

[orangebloodgmc]

^ @MAD what year is that?
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Chapman Hwy? Near the Shoneys?

 

[StarRaider]

Chapman Hwy? Near the Shoneys?

my people lived in the land of the StarVue hot slaw ... so no idea

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Chapman Hwy? Near the Shoneys?

Yes



I've lived in North Knox/Anderson County my whole life and I had no idea there was a quarry behind it.

 

[Tin Man]

Yes
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I've lived in North Knox/Anderson County my whole life and I had no idea there was a quarry behind it. View attachment 818581

I wonder if that’s the quarry where we went skinny dipping in the 70s…

 

[Ted]

^ @MAD what year is that?

It's more recent than one would think. That's the more recent look. Arby's majority owner began renovating locations in 2014. A minority owner began renovating theirs in 2019.

Arby's Momentum Builds With Grand Opening Of New Restaurant Format, Design

/PRNewswire/ -- This week, Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. (ARG), which operates or franchises nearly 3,400 Arby's® restaurants worldwide, announced the opening...

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How an Arby's franchisee renovates units with little downtime

Flynn Restaurant Group flips its locations several units at a time, a strategy that allows for better economies of scale from contractors and suppliers.

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I recall the reno being about 10 years ago for that location. The kudzu does present a jungly landscape around it!

 

[TN-POSSUM]

I wonder if that’s the quarry where we went skinny dipping in the 70s…

I don't remember ever skinny dipping with you (or any dudes in a quarry).

 

[Tin Man]

I don't remember ever skinny dipping with you (or any dudes in a quarry).

Yeah, you weren’t invited. If you’re old enough, you’d probably be one of the guys on the rim that ogled and jeered the women with us.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Now. Who remembers The Bear's Den, a li'l hole in the wall a bit further south on Chapman, on the left or Shoney's side of the road.

 

[Ted]

Orange, I don't remember it. Sounds like a dive bar? How long ago were you there? What was it close to?

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Yes, was definitely a li'l dive bar.

Once I drank enough to get sick right outside their front door. But ... came back in and asked them for a bucket of water. They looked at me grimly but actually did hand me one, and I took care of it!

This was a long time ago, long about 1980 or so.

 

[508mikey]

Yeah, you weren’t invited. If you’re old enough, you’d probably be one of the guys on the rim that ogled and jeered the women with us.

why wasnt Pussum invited ? @TN-POSSUM

 

[MAD]

Who recognizes and knows the name of this pool?

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Who recognizes and knows the name of this pool?

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Concord Park. I had some swimming lessons there. Hated them.

 

[508mikey]

Who recognizes and knows the name of this pool?

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@TN-POSSUM pussum & tenmen

 

[Ted]

Where was the Concord Pool located, and what year did it close?

 

[TN Jed]

Where was the Concord Pool located, and what year did it close?

Near where likeside tavern is now. Where the pool was, is now a dog park. Really nice one at that.

 

[Ted]

Our friends at KnoxTnToday come through yet again, in this article from 2019:

Remembering Concord Pool - Knox TN Today

These are the “Dog Days” in East Tennessee, days made for a dip in the backyard or community pool. Some fortunate folks will cruise the lake in their boats or churn the water with jet skis. But, ask those from the Concord/Farragut area old enough to remember the 1950s and 1960s how they kept...

www.knoxtntoday.com

The pool opened in 1946 and closed after the Labor Day weekend of 2006.

 

[TN Jed]

Our friends at KnoxTnToday come through yet again, in this article from 2019:

Remembering Concord Pool - Knox TN Today

These are the “Dog Days” in East Tennessee, days made for a dip in the backyard or community pool. Some fortunate folks will cruise the lake in their boats or churn the water with jet skis. But, ask those from the Concord/Farragut area old enough to remember the 1950s and 1960s how they kept...

www.knoxtntoday.com

The pool opened in 1946 and closed after the Labor Day weekend of 2006.

Thanks for sharing! I swam there a couple of times...probably in late 80s. Nice place then. I suppose part of the expenses were insurance. Seems like that's why a lot of community pools closed. It is a nice dog park now, and every time I take my 4 legged buddy there, he loves it. When I take him there, I can't help but think of what used to be.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

The Holston-Chilhowee Dog Park was an abandoned municipal pool until recently. 6005 Holston Drive.

 

[Ted]

The Holston-Chilhowee Dog Park was an abandoned municipal pool until recently. 6005 Holston Drive.

I never got to swim at Holston-Chilhowee Pool before it closed, but I've been back in the pool area a while back to explore. I think it closed in the early '00s. That was a nice site for a pool, very close to the river there, like Concord Pool.

Here's an article from Knoxnews from 2009: East Knox pool offers fun for all ages

Here's an article about exploring the pool property, from 2019, with pictures: Holston-Chilhowee Community Pool

The pool was right in the middle of the graded field in this satellite view:

 

[MAD]

Our friends at KnoxTnToday come through yet again, in this article from 2019:

Remembering Concord Pool - Knox TN Today

These are the “Dog Days” in East Tennessee, days made for a dip in the backyard or community pool. Some fortunate folks will cruise the lake in their boats or churn the water with jet skis. But, ask those from the Concord/Farragut area old enough to remember the 1950s and 1960s how they kept...

www.knoxtntoday.com

The pool opened in 1946 and closed after the Labor Day weekend of 2006.

Good stuff Ted.