Knoxville is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Knox County. The city had an estimated population of 186,239 in 2016 and a population of 178,874 as of the 2010 census, making it the state's third largest city after Nashville and Memphis. Knoxville is the principal city of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which, in 2016, was 868,546, up 0.9 percent, or 7,377 people, from to 2015. The KMSA is, in turn, the central component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area, which, in 2013, had a population of 1,096,961.
First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century. The arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom. During the Civil War, the city was bitterly divided over the secession issue, and was occupied alternately by both Confederate and Union armies.Following the war, Knoxville grew rapidly as a major wholesaling and manufacturing center. The city's economy stagnated after the 1920s as the manufacturing sector collapsed, the downtown area declined and city leaders became entrenched in highly partisan political fights. Hosting the 1982 World's Fair helped reinvigorate the city, and revitalization initiatives by city leaders and private developers have had major successes in spurring growth in the city, especially the downtown area.
Knoxville is the home of the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee, whose sports teams, called the "Volunteers" or "Vols", are extremely popular in the surrounding area. Knoxville is also home to the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for East Tennessee and the corporate headquarters of several national and regional companies. As one of the largest cities in the Appalachian region, Knoxville has positioned itself in recent years as a repository of Appalachian culture and is one of the gateways to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Knoxville is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Knox County. The city had an estimated population of 186,239 in 2016 and a population of 178,874 as of the 2010 census, making it the state's third largest city after Nashville and Memphis. Knoxville is the principal city of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which, in 2016, was 868,546, up 0.9 percent, or 7,377 people, from to 2015. The KMSA is, in turn, the central component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area, which, in 2013, had a population of 1,096,961.
First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century. The arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom. During the Civil War, the city was bitterly divided over the secession issue, and was occupied alternately by both Confederate and Union armies.Following the war, Knoxville grew rapidly as a major wholesaling and manufacturing center. The city's economy stagnated after the 1920s as the manufacturing sector collapsed, the downtown area declined and city leaders became entrenched in highly partisan political fights. Hosting the 1982 World's Fair helped reinvigorate the city, and revitalization initiatives by city leaders and private developers have had major successes in spurring growth in the city, especially the downtown area.
Knoxville is the home of the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee, whose sports teams, called the "Volunteers" or "Vols", are extremely popular in the surrounding area. Knoxville is also home to the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for East Tennessee and the corporate headquarters of several national and regional companies. As one of the largest cities in the Appalachian region, Knoxville has positioned itself in recent years as a repository of Appalachian culture and is one of the gateways to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee
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The First Tennessee Plaza, or Plaza Tower, is an office high-rise located at 800 Gay Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1978, the 27-story structure is Knoxville's tallest building and an iconic part of the city's skyline. The building was originally known as the United American Plaza, with its current name being adopted in 1995 to reflect its anchor tenant, First Tennessee.
The First Tennessee Plaza occupies the entire block bounded by Gay Street, Main Street, State Street, and Cumberland Avenue. The building rises over 300 feet (91 m), contains 455,000 square feet (42,300 m2) of office space, and sits atop a 393-space parking garage. A courtyard flanks the building's southwest corner, at the junction of Gay and Main. Along with First Tennessee, tenants include the Brunswick Boat Group, Sea Ray Boats, several high-profile law firms, and Club LeConte, the latter occupying the 27th floor. The Retail Plaza boasts several restaurants including Brown Bag, Downtown Deli, Best Bagel and Prime Time Hotdogs.
The building was originally built as office space for the United American Bank, which was the cornerstone of the banking empire of Jake Butcher (the adjacent Riverview Tower was built by the City & County Bank, headed by Butcher's brother, C. H. Butcher). After the FDIC raided Butcher's banks in November 1982, United American collapsed, and Butcher was eventually convicted of bank fraud. In 1983, the Plaza Tower was sold to Chicago-based real estate investment firm JMB Realty for $28.5 million.[6] First Tennessee moved into the building in February of the same year.
In 1994, JMB merged with Heitman Properties, and Heitman assumed management of the Plaza (although JMB retained ownership of the building). After a $500,000 renovation in the mid-1990s, JMB sold the building to Jackson, Mississippi-based investment firm Parkway Properties in 1997 for $29.2 million. In 2007, Parkway sold the building for as part of a $50 million portfolio to the Brooklyn-based North Development Group, an umbrella firm representing several New York-based investment companies.
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The First Tennessee Plaza, or Plaza Tower, is an office high-rise located at 800 Gay Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1978, the 27-story structure is Knoxville's tallest building and an iconic part of the city's skyline. The building was originally known as the United American Plaza, with its current name being adopted in 1995 to reflect its anchor tenant, First Tennessee.
The First Tennessee Plaza occupies the entire block bounded by Gay Street, Main Street, State Street, and Cumberland Avenue. The building rises over 300 feet (91 m), contains 455,000 square feet (42,300 m2) of office space, and sits atop a 393-space parking garage. A courtyard flanks the building's southwest corner, at the junction of Gay and Main. Along with First Tennessee, tenants include the Brunswick Boat Group, Sea Ray Boats, several high-profile law firms, and Club LeConte, the latter occupying the 27th floor. The Retail Plaza boasts several restaurants including Brown Bag, Downtown Deli, Best Bagel and Prime Time Hotdogs.
The building was originally built as office space for the United American Bank, which was the cornerstone of the banking empire of Jake Butcher (the adjacent Riverview Tower was built by the City & County Bank, headed by Butcher's brother, C. H. Butcher). After the FDIC raided Butcher's banks in November 1982, United American collapsed, and Butcher was eventually convicted of bank fraud. In 1983, the Plaza Tower was sold to Chicago-based real estate investment firm JMB Realty for $28.5 million.[6] First Tennessee moved into the building in February of the same year.
In 1994, JMB merged with Heitman Properties, and Heitman assumed management of the Plaza (although JMB retained ownership of the building). After a $500,000 renovation in the mid-1990s, JMB sold the building to Jackson, Mississippi-based investment firm Parkway Properties in 1997 for $29.2 million. In 2007, Parkway sold the building for as part of a $50 million portfolio to the Brooklyn-based North Development Group, an umbrella firm representing several New York-based investment companies.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Tennessee_Plaza
www.emporis.com/buildings/128188/plaza-tower-knoxville-tn...
Tags: Plaza Tower First Tennessee Plaza 800 South Gay Street Knoxville Tennessee USA Cooper Carry Inc Completed: 1978 Floors: 27 327 ft (100 m) Modernism
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Knoxville is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Knox County. The city had an estimated population of 186,239 in 2016 and a population of 178,874 as of the 2010 census, making it the state's third largest city after Nashville and Memphis. Knoxville is the principal city of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which, in 2016, was 868,546, up 0.9 percent, or 7,377 people, from to 2015. The KMSA is, in turn, the central component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area, which, in 2013, had a population of 1,096,961.
First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century. The arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom. During the Civil War, the city was bitterly divided over the secession issue, and was occupied alternately by both Confederate and Union armies.Following the war, Knoxville grew rapidly as a major wholesaling and manufacturing center. The city's economy stagnated after the 1920s as the manufacturing sector collapsed, the downtown area declined and city leaders became entrenched in highly partisan political fights. Hosting the 1982 World's Fair helped reinvigorate the city, and revitalization initiatives by city leaders and private developers have had major successes in spurring growth in the city, especially the downtown area.
Knoxville is the home of the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee, whose sports teams, called the "Volunteers" or "Vols", are extremely popular in the surrounding area. Knoxville is also home to the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for East Tennessee and the corporate headquarters of several national and regional companies. As one of the largest cities in the Appalachian region, Knoxville has positioned itself in recent years as a repository of Appalachian culture and is one of the gateways to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The data above was taken from the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee
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