This boot is in Crossville:
A functioning giant watering can at a garden center in Lenoir City:
Eight life-sized magpie statues in front of Magpies Bakery in Knoxville:
What — why? More storage or what? The Fountain Lanes in Knoxville in my 2011 photo:
… and now (remodeled 2023):
This sign is in Knoxville. The business is closed so the chances of this sign being repaired are slim:
Also in Knoxville — the business is long gone:
Same story — the business is gone but this one in Knoxville is still standing.
Here’s John Margolies’ photo from 1984:
and now:
This bread production plant in Knoxville is long closed but the sign remains:
Also Knoxville — the body shop is gone but the sign is being maintained:
This one in Harriman still had neon which was lit in 2015. It looks like they tried to paint the sign later and this is the horrible result:
This sign is in Spring City. This used car dealership opened in 1952 and this sign is probably from then:
This Masonic Lodge sign is in Knoxville:
A close-up of the Freezo sign in Knoxville. I posted the building & sign over at my Flickr/agilitynut account just a few mins. ago:
This modern sign in Gainesboro was installed when the business opened in 2023:
Another modern sign — this one in Crossville — with a 1957 Chevy:
A detail from the Cream City Ice Cream sign in Cookeville with an animated cherry. The full sign is over at my Flickr/agilitynut account:
And let’s close with this stunner in Knoxville which was restored a few years ago:
I’ll be back soon with more Tennessee. About 10 more days & posts to go for this trip.
Happy Trails,
dj & the dogs
