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

[2EastTnVols]

In the 90s there was a little bar on lake Ave about where the graduate hotel is now. It had a deck where we drank many a $1 pbr. Anyone remember the name?

 

[Nugget]

Ghost Town in the Sky. Maggie Valley North Carolina.

 

[2EastTnVols]

Italian market and grill in cedar bluff was great. Have no idea if it's still there.

 

[SpecialKVolfan20]

Ghost Town in the Sky. Maggie Valley North Carolina.

I thought it was on its way back?

 

[Vjcvette]

What a shame. It was very elegant hotel at one time when it was the Hyatt. I can remember going to Christmas events there as a kid and it was always a treat to ride the elevator.

I used to go there in the late 70's on New Years Eve and it would be packed and they would have a bar set up at both ends downstairs and it
was very elegant back then, it is a shame to see it run down now.

 

[EricStratton]

Wasn't there a weird video store on the strip called Evil Eye?

Oh yeah. They had everything. Just up from Pluto and next to the comic store.

 

[Wireless1]

Can anyone help me remember the name of the Disco in the mid to late 70’s on the strip where Studio X is today?

 

[JustFunnN'Orange]

Ghost Town in the Sky. Maggie Valley North Carolina.

My cousin was the sheriff of Ghost Town for many years.........long ago!

 

[JustFunnN'Orange]

The building is still there and vacant. There have been a couple of proposals to refurbish it as a hotel, and another to convert it into elderly assisted living. None of those have come about.

It was most recently open as a hotel as Hotel Knoxville. HK went out of business in March 2020 and the property was sold at auction in May 2020. It was sold again to its current owners later in 2020.

There has been no serious discussion of demolishing the building, at least nothing in the Knoxville media. I did see in Knoxnews.com that the owners have submitted a new proposal to the City, but the article is subscriber-only.

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June 29, 2019 photo from the Knoxnews site, credit to Ruth White.

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My ex was a waitress at the Hyatt in the 70's. She swears she saw Joe Cocker being brought in on a stretcher after his show in K'town.

 

[JoAllan]

I don’t know if they had one in Knoxville but Livingston had a Druthers restaurant……..loved that place.

“I’d druther go to Druthers restaurant”

 

[Nugget]

My cousin was the sheriff of Ghost Town for many years.........long ago!

That is awesome. I am glad I got to go before it closed. It was in decline when I went but was still fun. I have heard they are wanting to bring it back.

 

[Nugget]

I thought it was on its way back?

I have heard that it was but I didn't know if it was official or just a proposal.

 

[EricStratton]

Yep. Burger Queen and Druthers were here, as was Danvers which is mostly Applebees and CiCi Pizza now.

 

[DrRosenRosen]

Danvers was good stuff. Toppings bar was awesome!

 

[JoAllan]

I also loved Burger chief

 

[EricStratton]

Anyone mentioned Athletic House? They were the best for any and all sports gear

 

[Boca Vol]

The building is still there and vacant. There have been a couple of proposals to refurbish it as a hotel, and another to convert it into elderly assisted living. None of those have come about.

It was most recently open as a hotel as Hotel Knoxville. HK went out of business in March 2020 and the property was sold at auction in May 2020. It was sold again to its current owners later in 2020.

There has been no serious discussion of demolishing the building, at least nothing in the Knoxville media. I did see in Knoxnews.com that the owners have submitted a new proposal to the City, but the article is subscriber-only.

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June 29, 2019 photo from the Knoxnews site, credit to Ruth White.

I worked in the business center there in '93-'94. UT hosted the NCAA regionals in '94. I met Greg Gumble from CBS and became buds with Gene Keady's secretary.

 

[Nugget]

Anyone remember the spaghetti warehouse in Knoxville?

 

[UT_VOLS13]

Anyone remember the spaghetti warehouse in Knoxville?

Yep

 

[MAD]

Anyone remember the spaghetti warehouse in Knoxville?

 

[Nugget]

Yep

They had good food there.

 

[Nugget]

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Is Barleys in the old Spaghetti Warehouse Building now? I have never been to Barleys so I haven't really paid any attention.

 

[MAD]

They had good food there.

They still exist, the one in Columbus Ohio is huge.

Home - Spaghetti Warehouse

 

[VolInNorthCack]

They still exist, the one in Columbus Ohio is huge.

Home - Spaghetti Warehouse

I used to love the Spaghouse. When I lived in Syracuse, that was our place lol. Glad to see it's still there.

 

[JustFunnN'Orange]

Abuelos TexMex at Turkey Creek......Dammm. Best TexMex I've found in TN. Wife, I and friends use to drive about 1.5 each way every other month to get our "fix". Really hated to see it go.
But, I'm told there is another one in Chattanooga..will have to try it out