Gay street knoxville map

Your browser is not supported for this experience. We recommend using Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari. Gay Street is home to art galleries, historic theaters, the East Tennessee History Center and more — with many buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The street welcomes annual St.

Built in , this building first housed Kuhlman's Store and became the visitors center in If you're here at noon, stick around for the world-famous Blue Plate Special, WDVX's live radio broadcast and experience both unknown talents as well as legends such as Bela Fleck. Created in , the WDVX "Blue Plate Special" program started broadcasting the same year, as a community public radio station from a foot camper studio in Norris, Tennessee. In , the Blue Plate Special started producing live shows in front of an audience at its new home in the Knoxville Visitors Center.

Gay Street, Knoxville Gay Street traverses the heart of Knoxville's downtown area. Since its development in the s, the street has served as the city's principal financial and commercial thoroughfare, playing a primary role in its historical and cultural evolution. Part of Charles McClung's original plat of Knoxville, Gay Street was a focal point for the early political activity of both the city and the State of Tennessee. By , Gay Street had accommodated three-fourths of Knoxville's commercial activity and in became the first paved road in the city.

Get our Insider's Guide to Downtown Knoxville delivered straight to your inbox. We promise to send you only the good stuff. Named one of the Great Streets in America by the American Planning Association APA , Gay Street is the heart of Downtown Knoxville with a buzz of activity day and night. Within the central business district, Gay Street spans ten blocks from the Gay Street Bridge to West Jackson Avenue.