What makes Knoxville unique? We often point to the cultural and entertainment offerings downtown, but most residents identify Knoxville with their own neighborhoods outside of the center city. And while they may exist far apart, sometimes in very different circumstances, these places collectively make up the Knoxville experience—whether you personally know about them or not. In this first edition of an ongoing series, we’re visiting different parts of Knoxville to simply record what we see, profiling the scenes and lives that help define our city. These may be familiar places we’ve all heard about, or curious things that may surprise even their neighbors—but they’re all Knoxville, and they’re all worth getting to know.

Full gallery »STEM high school at the L&N station

Full gallery »Star Sales Company, Inc.

Full gallery »Concord Mennonite Church Craft Sale

Full gallery »My Village Child Development Center

Full gallery »Broken Wing Meat Processing

Full gallery »North Knoxville: Fountain City Park

Full gallery »South Knoxville: The Strange Melting Pot of Green Acres Flea Market

Full gallery »East Knoxville: Burlington's Spontaneous Trading Post

Full gallery »West Knoxville: Imani African Community Church