{tennessee, the state. knoxville, the city. part v.}

{old city.}

You guys. Did I really never finish posting my Knoxville trip photos?! I was going through my drafts and found this post half-complete just sitting there waiting for me to remember it. I am terrible at drafts. My gmail drafts folder has 562 drafts in it. I'm not even kidding. (That probably says a lot about me, but we won't go there...) Apparently, the "draft issue" spills over into blogging also. Anyway, here is the last of my Knoxville trip from May.

Despite the fact that I left the draft unfinished for so long, Old City was actually my favorite part of the city. (There's a slight chance I said that about the Market Square too, which would be true also.) It was a set off a bit from the main downtown area, which made it feel like we were stepping back in time. I think I would have loved the city just as much in the late 1800s, although I did read that crime, violence, and drug abuse thrived in Old City through most of the 1900s. Today, the area is much, much safer and has an authentic historic feel I don't often find in most historic districts. If you're ever in Knoxville, I highly recommend the walk down the hill to spend some time in Old City.









{part i, part ii,  part iii & part iv.} {the end.}