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Approval!

Well, today's post shall be short and sweet. I just received approval from the Knox County Public Library/McClung collection to utilize their photos for this blog. Now I can get this bird off the ground. If you are at all concerned about the fate of 710 and 712 Walnut Street, I urge you to visit Knoxville Urban Guy over at Stuck Inside of Knoxville (with the urban blues again). He has the links to all of the relevant articles. http://stuckinsideofknoxville.blogspot.com/2011/11/are-we-still-tearing-down-knoxville-st.html

Next time I hope to hit you with my first content heavy post, but we'll have to see how events play out tomorrow at the CBID meeting tomorrow. Here's hoping for a good outcome for Knoxville's history and future!
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Andrea said…
I'm really looking forward to your blog. I want to know more about the Vendome building you mentioned in your previous post.
December 12, 2011 at 5:41 PM
John F. Weaver, Jr. said…
Hey Andrea,

Thanks for keeping the faith. My life recently took an interesting turn so that I was unable to get going as soon as I would have liked. The post is forthcoming and it will focus on the Vendome. Good call.
December 13, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Anonymous said…
I'm looking forward to this as well. Does any photographic evidence exist of the Vendome?
December 17, 2011 at 12:30 AM
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