Great Cities are Built on Great Crimes:
Lost Tales of Scruffy City
Self-Guided Walking Tour
by Scott West and ScruffyCity.com
All profits are donated to the Downtown District Association (a 501c3)
Pick up a copy at these addresses on Historic Market Square:
36 (Market House Cafe)
32 (Scruffy City Hall)
28 (Preservation Pub)
22 (Earth to Old City
20 (Uncorked Bar Books Vinyl Bistro)
Lost Tales of Scruffy City Is inspired by the hard work and dry wit of Historian Jack Neely. Credit all interesting and properly researched stories to Jack. Direct all complaints for hearsay, rumor, gossip and pure speculative fiction to Scott West at Market House Café and Earth to Old City on Historic Market Square. While you’re there, pick up copies of all Jack Neely’s books, including: “Knoxville’s Secret History Volumes I and II” and “Market Square: The Most Democratic Place on Earth”
If you read Jack Neely long enough, you’ll get the feeling that Scruffy City has figured in most of the events that make up this great nation’s history. Ghosts of Cowboys and Confederates walk the streets of Scruffy City. Legends like Buffalo Bill, Kid Curry and Hank Williams linger amid buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Knoxville’s creative community thrives here in Knoxville’s most unique and vibrant collection of galleries, restaurants, shops, antique stores and living spaces. Evening entertainment, dinner dates, romantic strolls, aficionados of antiques, lunches, lattes, desserts in all designs, inspiring shopping, apparel buying, accessorizing… everything is art in Scruffy City. For things to do, check out ScruffyCity.com
For the scruffy history, take my walking tour.
