>> I'VE ARMED YOU
WITH KNOWLEDGE,
NOW WE'RE GOING TO INVESTIGATE.
THIS IS OUR AREA
TO INVESTIGATE.
>> HI, MY NAME IS SARAH.
YOU CAN TALK TO THE SURVIVORS.
>> MAY I PLEASE HAVE YOUR NAME?
>> MAY I PLEASE HAVE YOUR NAME?
>> NOW YOU CAN GO INTO
QUESTIONS.
>> DO YOU KNOW THE JUDGE?
>> OH, DID YOU HEAR THAT?
YES?
DID YOU HEAR, YES? (LAUGHING)
>> I'M ERICK BAKER
AND I'VE SPENT MY LIFE CROSSING
THE SOUTHEAST ON TOUR
AS A SINGER/SONGWRITER,
BUT I RECENTLY REALIZE
I WAS ALWAYS HEADED
TO THE NEXT TOWN
INSTEAD OF SEEING THE SIGHTS
ALONG THE WAY,
SO I TEAMED UP WITH MY FRIEND,
AERIAL NICOLE, TO CHECK OUT
WHAT WE'VE BEEN MISSING.
♪ THERE'S A PLACE ♪
♪ YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ♪
♪ THAT'S RIGHT WHERE ♪
♪ YOU WANT TO BE. ♪
>> WE HOPE TO TAKE YOU
TO PLACES YOU NEVER KNEW
EXISTED OR WHERE YOU ALWAYS
DREAMED OF GOING.
♪ UNCHARTED. ♪
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
>> REGARDLESS OF THE GRADES
YOU EARNED IN SCHOOL,
CHANCES ARE YOU'VE HEARD
SHAKESPEARE'S FAMILIAR REFRAIN,
"WHAT'S IN A NAME?
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME
WOULD SMELL AS SWEET."
MORE IMPORTANTLY,
YOU HOPEFULLY UNDERSTAND
THE POINT HE WAS TRYING
TO MAKE.
SURE, THERE WAS A PAIR
OF STAR-CROSSED LOVERS LOOKING
FOR ANY IMAGINABLE REASON TO
DISREGARD THEIR FAMILY'S FEUD,
BUT IT'S ULTIMATELY PASSAGE
HAS BEEN APPLIED
TO DEEPER INSPECTIONS
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
WE PLACE ON TITLES.
TAKE THE WORD SCRUFFY
FOR INSTANCE.
A MONIKER OFTEN ATTACHED
TO THE COMMUNITY OF KNOXVILLE,
TENNESSEE EVER SINCE
A SLIGHTLY SASSY
WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTER
QUESTIONED THEIR ABILITY
TO HOST THE WORLD'S FAIR
BACK IN 1980.
VIEWED TECHNICALLY,
THIS TERM TENDS TO BE
THE SLIGHTEST BIT UNKIND.
WITH DESCRIPTIONS LIKE
UNKEPT AND UNTIDY POPULATING
ITS DICTIONARY DEFINITION.
AT THE SAME TIME,
THE CITIZENS OF THIS QUAINT
COLLEGE TOWN SEEM TO HAVE
EMBRACED THE TITLE,
WHICH COULD EITHER MEAN
THE RESIDENTS ARE UNASSUMING
OR THEY'VE FOUND HUMOR IN
WHAT WAS MEANT TO BE HUMBLING.
EITHER WAY, ON THIS EPISODE OF
"TENNESSEE VALLEY UNCHARTED"
I'M HEADED OUT TO SEE IF I CAN
BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT SCRUFFY
REALLY MEANS TO THIS CITY.
>> WHEN FEELING UNCERTAIN
WE OFTEN TELL EACH OTHER,
IT'S LIKE RIDING A BIKE.
WHAT WE MEAN IS THAT AS SOON
AS WE'RE BACK IN THE SADDLE
OF SOMETHING WE'VE NEGLECTED
OR IGNORED FOR SOME TIME,
WE'LL LIKELY FALL BACK
INTO THE RHYTHM RIGHT AWAY.
HOWEVER IN THIS INSTANCE
I MEAN THE PHRASE LITERALLY.
IT'S LIKE RIDING A BIKE,
BUT THE SPORT OF MOUNTAIN
BIKING IS INFINITELY
MORE INTIMIDATING.
LUCKILY I HAVE THE WINNER OF
THE 2016 USA CYCLING NATIONAL
CYCLO-CROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
TO INTRODUCE ME
TO THE INS AND OUTS.
INCLUDING A KNOXVILLE
TRAIL SYSTEM THAT'S WELL-SUITED
FOR THOSE JUST GETTING STARTED.
>> TENNESSEE IS A GREAT PLACE
TO MOUNTAIN BIKE IN GENERAL,
BUT THIS IS A REALLY A GREAT
PLACE TO START IF YOU'RE NEW
TO MOUNTAIN BIKING.
TRAILS ARE PRETTY MUCH
BEGINNER FRIENDLY.
THERE ARE SOME AREAS
FOR INTERMEDIATE RIDERS.
BUT YEAH,
YOU'RE IN A GOOD PLACE
FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING.
>> COOL.
DEFINITELY A BEGINNER.
(LAUGHING)
>> YEAH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY THINK,
WELL, I'M NOT IN GREAT SHAPE,
I CAN'T TO MOUNTAIN BIKING.
THERE'S EVEN PLACES LOCAL
TO THIS AREA THAT YOU CAN MAYBE
GET A VAN RIDE THE TOP OF
A HILL AND RIDE BACK DOWN.
>> THE THING WITH CYCLING TODAY
IS PEOPLE ARE ON THE ROAD,
BUT THEN THEY'LL GO
ON THE TRAIL AND ALL
OVER THE PLACE.
THEY MAY COMMUTE TO WORK TOO.
SO FOR US WE'RE ON THE ROAD,
WE'RE ON THE TRAIL, WE'RE ALL
OVER THE PLACE ON OUR BIKES.
>> MANY METRO AREAS,
JUST LIKE KNOXVILLE,
HAVE REALLY PUT IN EFFORT
INTO THE GREENWAY PATHS
AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
OUT THERE TRYING TO SET
A NEW BEST TIME
OR YOU KNOW GET A HUGE WORKOUT.
BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY GO
AND ENJOY NATURE AND RIDE ALONG
THE RIVER, THAT KIND OF THING,
JUST FOR AN EASY STROLL.
>> YEAH.
YEAH, THERE'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING FOR EVERY, EVERYONE,
SO GO TALK TO THOSE
LOCAL SOURCES.
THE LOCAL BIKE SHOPS, SAY, HEY,
I HAVE A TOUGH WORK SCHEDULE,
SO IT ONLY WORKS FOR ME
TO GO THIS TRAIL NEARBY.
WHAT KIND OF BIKE DO I NEED?
AND THEY CAN OFFER YOU
GUIDANCE ON WHAT SORT
OF EQUIPMENT IS APPROPRIATE
FOR THAT AREA.
BECAUSE RULE NUMBER ONE
IS ALWAYS HAVE FUN.
YOU REALLY, REALLY WANT
TO HAVE FUN.
>> YEAH.
SO I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW AND
TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
HOW THE BOTH OF YOU GOT IN
TO RIDING A MOUNTAIN BIKE.
BECAUSE I HEARD YOU GUYS
ARE PRETTY LEGIT.
(LAUGHING)
>> SO, SO, I GOT INTO IT
FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE,
FROM ABOUT 13, 14, 15 YEARS OLD
KINDA STARTED OUT
WITH A LOCAL BIKE TEAM,
KNOCKED AROUND CHATTANOOGA
A LOT.
>> YEAH, SO I DID NOT BIKE
GROWING UP, LIKE SPENCER DID.
I WAS A DANCER,
I WAS A BALLPLAYER,
I DID ALL THOSE SORT
OF TEAM SPORTS.
SO WHEN SPENCER
AND I MET I'D COME TO ALL
OF HIS RACES AND I WAS LIKE,
HUH, I'M AN ATHLETE,
I WANT TO DO THIS TOO.
SO I SLOWLY GOT INTO IT
AND NOW WE'RE COMPETING
ALL THE TIME AND IT'S,
IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
ALL THE MAJOR AREAS
IN TENNESSEE HAVE GREAT
CYCLING COMMUNITIES.
SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO GO
TO YOUR LOCAL BIKE SHOP
IF YOU NEED TO AND,
HEY, ARE THERE ANY GROUPS
THAT I CAN REACH OUT TO?
FOR US LIKE, I'M ON A COUPLE
OF DIFFERENT RACE TEAMS.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE BEGINNER RIDERS
THAT COME IN AND WE'LL TAKE
PEOPLE OUT.
THE CYCLING COMMUNITY
IS REALLY, REALLY SUPPORTIVE
AND WONDERFUL.
>> YEAH, WE'VE MADE SO MANY
GREAT FRIENDS THROUGH
THE CYCLING COMMUNITY.
YOU SEE THEM AT RACES,
YOU SEE THEM OUT.
WE'LL HAVE FUNCTIONS AT LOCAL
RESTAURANTS TO RAISE MONEY
FOR THE TRAILS
AND THAT KIND OF THING.
I KNOW IN KNOXVILLE THEY HAVE
SOME MOUNTAIN BIKING FESTIVALS
AND GET-TOGETHERS.
>> COOL.
>> SO THERE'S A FACEBOOK GROUP,
ALL KINDS OF STUFF THAT
YOU CAN KIND OF CONNECT
WITH OTHERS AND GO OUT
FOR RIDES.
>> WHAT'S BEEN SO WONDERFUL
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY IS,
YOU KNOW, ADULTS WILL BE
HELPFUL IN GETTING YOUNG PEOPLE
INVOLVED IN CYCLING.
THOSE THINGS WEREN'T AROUND
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG.
THERE WEREN'T YOUNG GIRLS
FROM AGE 9 AND UP INTO CYCLING
OR TEENAGERS IN HIGH SCHOOL,
GIVING THEM ANOTHER OPTION
FOR SPORT.
YOU KNOW THEY MIGHT NOT LIKE
THE BALL SPORTS OR YOU KNOW
STUFF LIKE THAT,
BUT THEY MIGHT LIKE CYCLING.
SO YOU KNOW THAT COMMUNITY IS
GETTING THOSE THINGS STARTED.
>> MUCH LIKE THE COMMUNITY
OF MOUNTAIN BIKING,
WHICH IS COMPOSED OF FOLKS
FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE
COMING TOGETHER TO ENJOY TIME
IN THE OUTDOORS,
TRAILS LIKE THESE ARE CREATED
AND MAINTAINED BY GROUPS
WHO APPRECIATE THE VARIOUS
AVENUES FOR EXPERIENCING
MOTHER NATURE.
AS IT TURNS OUT,
MOUNTAIN BIKING IS LIKE
RIDING A BIKE.
I WAS A BIT WOBBLY AND UNSURE
IN THE BEGINNING,
BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES
I WAS FOCUSED ON HAVING FUN
AS OPPOSED TO FALLING.
>> SO GUYS, I SURVIVED,
I MADE IT.
I MADE IT BACK.
>> YOU DID GREAT.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
WELL, YOU GUYS ARE GREAT
TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTORS.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
THIS WAS REALLY FUN.
>> YEAH.
>> THIS WAS AN AWESOME
EXPERIENCE.
>> NUMBER ONE RULE IS
TO HAVE FUN.
>> AFTER UNCOVERING A GREAT WAY
OF GETTING INTO THE OUTDOORS,
I'M EAGER TO DIG IN DEEPER.
AND JUST DOWN THE ROAD
THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS AT TVA
ARE DOING JUST THAT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE,
WE'RE IN NORRIS, TENNESSEE,
RIGHT?
>> MMHMM.
>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD, I KNOW
WHERE I'M AT, SO WE'RE OFF
TO A GOOD START.
SO WE'RE HERE AT
THE LABORATORY.
>> CORRECT.
ENGINEERING LABORATORY.
>> THE ENGINEERING LABORATORY.
I CAN'T LIE, I'VE NO IDEA
WHAT IT IS YOU GUYS DO HERE.
SO CAN YOU KIND OF CLUE ME IN?
>> SURE.
SO WE DO ALL MANNER
OF ENGINEERING,
FABRICATION, CONSTRUCTION,
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES FOR TVA.
PARTICULARLY AT OUR HYDRO
FACILITIES ON THE RIVER.
BUT ALSO AT OTHER
POWER FACILITIES TVA HAS.
>> WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO DO TODAY?
WHAT WILL I GET TO KINDA SEE?
>> WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT
THE KILN THAT WAS DISCOVERED
DURING THE AFTERMATH OF
THE FIRE THAT WE HAD HERE.
>> TAV NORRIS WAS CONSTRUCTED
AS A PART OF
THE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
AT NORRIS DAM.
AROUND 1934 TVA DECIDED
TO LOOK INTO RESEARCHING
CERAMICS.
AND SO THEY TURNED THIS
BUILDING, THE STONE STRUCTURE
HERE, AND THERE WAS A BUILDING
IN THE YARD HERE.
AND THE SIGNIFICANCE HERE
IS THAT TVA,
WITH THE CONSTRUCTION
OF NORRIS DAM AND HAVING
ALL THE HYDROELECTRIC POWER
WAS TRYING TO LOOK
INTO DETERMINING A WAY
TO USE A KILN WITH ELECTRICITY.
AND SO THEY WANTED TO SEE
WITH THE RESEARCHERS CAN
THEY FIRE A KILN AT THE RIGHT
TEMPERATURE TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE CERAMICS THAT WILL BE
DURABLE AND USABLE
USING ELECTRICITY.
AND UP UNTIL THAT POINT IN
THE UNITED STATES THERE WAS NOT
A LOT OF RESEARCH DONE
USING ELECTRICITY ON KILNS.
>> OKAY, YEAH, SO KIND
OF TRAILBLAZING BACK THEN.
THAT'S COOL.
>> RIGHT.
THE MAIN PORTION OF
THE CERAMICS LAB ACTUALLY
SIT HERE IN THE GRASS,
THE GRASS YARD.
BUT WE THINK THERE COULD BE
SOME THINGS LEFT
IN THE YARD HERE.
>> WOW, OKAY.
>> BUT WE DEFINITELY KNOW THAT
UNDER THE BOTTOM PORTION
OF THE BUILDING HERE THAT
THE LARGE TWIN TUNNEL KILN
IS STILL EXISTING.
THE KILN HAD ACTUALLY BEEN
WALLED UP AND NOBODY KNEW
THAT IT WAS THERE UNTIL
THE FIRE HAPPENED.
AND THEY WERE DEMOLISHING
THAT BUILDING SOMEBODY NOTICED
SOMETHING WAS ODD WHEN
THEY LOOKED THROUGH A HOLE IN
THE WALL AND THE KILN
HAD BEEN FORGOTTEN ABOUT.
AND SO WE HALTED
THE DEMO PROJECT AND STARTED
TO LOOK INTO WHAT WE NEEDED
TO DO TO ENSURE
THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE DEMO
DID NOT AFFECT THE KILN'S
STABILITY AND THAT WE STARTED
RESEARCHING THE PROPERTY.
THERE'S A BIG GAP OF TIME
THAT TVA DID NOT HAVE
THIS PROPERTY.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT ELSE ARE WE MISSING
AND WHAT ELSE MAY BE HERE.
>> OKAY.
THE WHOLE POINT OF ARCHAEOLOGY
IS LAYING EYES ON WHAT LIES
BELOW THE SURFACE IN ORDER
TO LEARN MORE.
SO AS MUCH AS I'VE ENJOYED
HEARING ABOUT THE HISTORY
OF THIS AREA, I'M STRAPPING ON
A HELMET AND HEADING INTO
THE CRAWLSPACES TO SEE SOME
OF THESE ARTIFACTS FOR MYSELF.
THAT'S PART OF THE KILN?
>> YES.
AND SO THIS RIGHT HERE
IS THE PEDESTAL.
>> OKAY.
>> AND THIS, AS YOU CAN SEE,
ARCHED TUNNEL OF THE KILN
IS CALLED A TWIN KILN,
TWIN TUNNEL KILN.
>> OH, MAN.
THAT'S SO AMAZING
THAT Y'ALL FOUND THIS.
>> IT'S AMAZING THAT
IT'S LASTED THIS LONG
IS NOT BEEN DAMAGED.
YOU KNOW?
>> YEAH.
>> SO EVERYBODY PLEASE
BE CAREFUL.
>> THIS IS A GOOD HANDHOLD
UP HERE IF YOU NEED IT.
>> SOME THAT WE FOUND.
IT WAS THE BASE OF A VASE.
>> YEAH.
>> SO WHEN TVA WAS DOING
THEIR RESEARCH THEY WERE
PRIMARILY MAKING VASES
AND TEAPOTS.
AND THEY'RE JUST STACKED UP
NICE AND NEAT.
AND THIS BUILDING
WAS CONSTRUCTED AFTER THE KILN.
AND SO SOMEBODY CRAWLED IN
AND PUT THEM IN HERE.
>> OKAY.
>> SO WE THINK THESE
ARE PLATES THAT WERE
EITHER SECONDS OR WERE
NOT FINISHED.
SOME OF THE PLATES ARE BIGGER,
LOOK TO BE PLATTERS.
IT'S JUST AMAZING
THAT THEY SURVIVED.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT,
A LOT LEFT TO LEARN
ABOUT THIS SITE.
AND I THINK YOU KNOW IN
THE NEXT COMING FEW YEARS
WE'LL PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE
A WHOLE LOT BETTER UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT ALL WENT ON HERE.
>> YEAH.
>> AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE
TO PAINT A REAL PICTURE FOR
EVERYONE TO KNOW THE HISTORY
OF, OF TVA CERAMICS LAB.
>> YEAH.
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
>> WE HAVE POSSIBLE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS
THAT MAY TAKE PLACE,
WE HAVE A GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
THAT WAS CONDUCTED.
GROUND PENETRATING RADAR
WAS USED.
AND WE HAVE SOME ANOMALIES
THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN
PINPOINTED OUT IN THE YARD
THAT WE'LL PROBABLY COME BACK
AND TEST THOSE.
YOU KNOW EVEN THOUGH
THE BUILDING CAUGHT ON FIRE
AND EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS DEMO
WORK GOING ON THE KILN ITSELF
IS ACTUALLY VERY INTACT,
IT HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED.
IT MEANS SO MUCH MORE TOO
KNOWING THAT THIS WAS A PART
OF TVA'S HISTORY AND THAT THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK
IS VERY SIGNIFICANT TO BOTH
TVA AND IN THE VALLEY.
THE KILN ITSELF IS ONE
THAT SO FAR WE THINK
WOULD BE POSSIBLY UNIQUE
TO THE UNITED STATES.
IT'S A MATTER OF PRIDE KNOWING
THAT TVA POSSIBLY HAS THE ONLY
ONE IN THE UNITED STATES
THAT IS STILL HERE,
THAT IT'S EXISTING,
AND IT'S INTACT.
AND YOU KNOW WE'RE JUST EXCITED
TO BE ABLE TO POSSIBLY SHARE
THAT WITH PUBLIC.
>> BETWEEN THE TRAILS
THIS MORNING AND
THE CRAWLSPACES THIS AFTERNOON,
I'VE MANAGED TO COLLECT MORE
THAN JUST MEMORIES,
I'VE COLLECTED QUITE A BIT
OF DUST AS WELL.
BUT WHILE I MAY NEED
A QUICK SCRUB,
I STILL DON'T FEEL SUFFICIENTLY
SCRUFFY JUST YET.
>> FEW THINGS SAY AS MUCH
ABOUT US AS WHAT WE EAT.
CUISINE IS ONE OF THOSE ASPECTS
OF CULTURE THAT SPEAKS
TO OUR PAST AS WELL
AS OUR PRESENT.
WHICH IS WHY LAUREN QUINN,
OWNER OF EAST TENNESSEE TOURS,
TAKES VISITORS ON A JOURNEY
GUIDED BY THE PALATE.
SHE BELIEVES IT PROVIDES
INSIGHT INTO THE MANY
INFLUENCES THAT FLAVOR THE CITY.
>> YEAH, SO EAST TENNESSEE TOURS
IS KIND OF MY BABY
AND BRAINCHILD OF HAVING
A REALLY AWESOME PASSION
FOR LOCAL FOODS AND SHARING IT
WITH PEOPLE,
WHETHER THEY'RE
FROM THE AREA OR NOT.
PART OF MY MAIN FOCUS
WAS ONLY WANTING TO GO
TO LOCAL RESTAURANTS.
SO I HAD A GOOD BASE
OF DOWNTOWN PLACES
TO CHOOSE FROM.
BASICALLY I JUST APPROACHED
THE PLACES THAT I THOUGHT
WERE AMAZING SPOTS TO SHOWCASE.
I'VE ALWAYS HAD FIVE RESTAURANTS
ON OUR STANDARD CHEFS TABLE TOUR
IN THREE HOURS,
SO IT'S A LITTLE RESTAURANT
HOPPING EXPERIENCE OVER
A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
>> YEAH.
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY
FOR FOLKS, WHETHER THEIR LOCAL
OR OUT FROM, VISITING OUT
OF TOWN, TO TRY MAYBE
STAPLE MENU ITEMS
OR DRINKS AT RESTAURANTS
AND GET AN IDEA IF THIS IS
A PLACE THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT THEY WANT TO GO TO.
>> YEAH, IT'S REALLY SURPRISED
ME SINCE I'VE DONE THIS IN
THE LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS THAT
I'VE DONE THIS HOW MANY LOCALS
I'VE HAD ON THE TOUR
THAT USUALLY HAVE NEVER BEEN
TO ANY OF THE RESTAURANTS
THAT WE GO TO,
OR MAYBE JUST ONE OF THE FIVE.
>> REALLY?
>> WHICH JUST BLOWS MY MIND.
PEOPLE GET IN SUCH A RUT
OF FINDING THE ONE PLACE THAT
THEY LIKE AND JUST GOING BACK
THERE AGAIN AND AGAIN AND
THEY DON'T REALLY VENTURE OUT.
SO THIS IS A REALLY AWESOME WAY
TO KIND OF FORCE THEM
TO EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO THIS IS A REALLY
GREAT SPOT.
IT'S BEEN HERE A LITTLE
OVER TWO YEARS.
IT'S REALLY SPECIALIZES IN
HIGH QUALITY AND KIND OF MORE
UPSCALE BAR AND PUB FOOD.
>> OKAY.
>> NOT YOUR TYPICAL LIKE
GROSS NACHOS AND HOT DOGS.
>> YEAH, OKAY.
>> IT'S WAY ABOVE
AND BEYOND THAT.
THE CHEF HERE IS AMAZING.
AND IT'S ALSO A BREWPUB
AS WELL.
SO ALL THE BEER THEY MAKE
IN HOUSE IS RIGHT ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THIS BUILDING.
STRICTLY ALL LOCAL,
HOUSE-MADE BEERS AS WELL.
>> I'M GOING TO TRY THIS.
>> MMM.
THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHAT,
WHAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE MENU,
WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
>> SOMETIMES WE GO THROUGH
OUR SEASONS.
WE DO HAVE SOME VENDORS
THAT WE DO LOCALLY HERE.
LIKE AS FAR AS METRO
FARMS BEEF,
FLOUR HEAD BAKERY.
OUR WHOLE CUISINE HERE
IS AMERICAN SOUTHERN CLASSICS.
SO WE DO A LOT OF THINGS IN
A SCRATCH-MADE KITCHEN,
ALONG WITH OUR BEER.
WE TRY TO COMPARE,
JUST GET ALL OUR BEER
TO MATCH OUR FOOD AND THINGS
OF THAT NATURE.
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
>> THIS PLACE CAME UP FOR SALE
AND WE JUST COME BACK
FROM ITALY AND WE LIKED THE WAY
IT WAS HIDDEN IN THE ALLEY.
AND IT JUST KIND OF REMINDED US
OF THAT LITTLE EUROPEAN
CAFE STYLE.
SO WE KIND OF WENT WITH THAT.
IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE TRADITIONAL
EUROPEAN CAFE OR A COFFEE SHOP,
WE'RE KIND OF A LITTLE MIX
OF EVERYTHING.
A LOT OF THE STUFF
WE DO IN-HOUSE.
WE ROAST OUR OWN MEATS,
I CURE A LOT OF
MY OWN MEATS HERE.
>> OKAY.
>> SUCH AS OUR BACON
AND OUR PORK BELLIES.
WE MAKE A LOT OF OUR
OWN SAUSAGES JUST BECAUSE THAT
WAS MY TRAINING IN THE PAST
BEFORE WE MOVED OUT HERE.
BUT WE'LL ALSO TRY TO IMPORT
AND INCORPORATE A LOT OF THE
LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS STUFF,
VEGETABLES, EGGS.
>> THAT'S AWESOME.
SOURCE LOCALLY WHEN YOU CAN?
>> AS MUCH AS I CAN OBVIOUSLY.
>> YEAH.
>> THIS IS MY CORN CHOWDER.
THE FIRST ONE OF THE YEAR,
FIRST CHOWDER I'VE MADE
THIS YEAR.
AND I GREW UP IN NEW ENGLAND,
SO I'M A CHOWDER FAN.
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
>> BUT THE CORN CHOWDER
IS NICE SWEET CORN,
FRESH SWEET POTATOES,
CELERY, ONIONS AND THEN
DOES A NICE LITTLE GARDEN SALAD
WITH LIGHT VINAIGRETTE
AND A HOMEMADE CORN MUFFIN.
JUST TO KIND OF CRUMBLE
OVER THE TOP TO GIVE IT,
INSTEAD OF A CRACKER.
>> OKAY, CRUMBLE A LITTLE
OVER THE TOP?
OKAY.
>> YEAH, YEAH YOU'LL FIND IT...
>> TEXTURE...
A LITTLE DIFFERENTIATION.
>> THIS IS DELICIOUS.
>> OH, WELL THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, SO GOOD.
IT'S VERY, VERY, VERY RICH.
I LIKE IT.
>> WE'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST
FIVE YEARS.
YOU KNOW WE HAVE A WIDE
SELECTION OF IRISH WHISKEYS,
OF COURSE BEER.
AND THEN OUR FOOD,
SOME OF YOUR TRADITIONAL
IRISH STAPLES.
YOU KNOW CORNED BEEF
AND CABBAGE, SHEPHERDS PIE,
BANGERS AND MASHED,
FISH AND CHIPS.
AS WELL AS YOUR CHICKEN WINGS
AND JUST YOUR AVERAGE
AMERICAN FARE.
>> YEAH.
LAURA, THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING ME
ON THESE TOURS.
>> YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
>> IT WAS COOL.
I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS
TO ANYBODY,
WHETHER YOU'RE A LOCAL
OR YOU KNOW SOMEBODY
JUST VISITING KNOXVILLE.
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT WAY
TO TRY MULTIPLE RESTAURANTS.
>> YEAH.
YOU PROBABLY COULDN'T EAT
AT FIVE RESTAURANTS
IN THREE HOURS ON YOUR OWN.
>> NO, PROBABLY NOT.
IT'S LIKE MARATHON EATING.
BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT,
IT WAS FUN.
>> WHAT'S NICE ABOUT A WALKING
TOUR WITH SMALL SNACKS
ALONG THE WAY, YOU LEAVE ONE
LOCATION WITH ENOUGH ENERGY
TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT STOP,
BUT YOU ARRIVE READY
FOR THE NEXT BITE.
>> EAST TENNESSEE TOURS SERVED
UP SEVERAL HELPINGS OF FOOD
BUT ALSO A HEARTY
UNDERSTANDING OF THE HERITAGE
THAT MAKES KNOXVILLE UNIQUE.
SPEAKING OF HERITAGE,
MANY CITIES CLAIM COMPELLING
PERFORMING SPACES
AND TENNESSEE IS HOME
TO QUITE A FEW OF THEM.
BUT FOR THE TENNESSEE THEATER
IN PARTICULAR THE VENUE IS NOT
ONLY THE OFFICIAL THEATER
OF THE STATE, IT IS BELOVED
BY THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME
TOGETHER TO SAVE HER.
>> SO THIS THEATER WAS BUILT
IN 1928.
BUILT AS A MOVIE THEATER
OR A MOVIE PALACE,
THEY WERE VERY POPULAR
IN THE 1920S ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY.
THEY MADE THESE PLACES GORGEOUS
AND OVER-THE-TOP TO TRY
TO ENTICE PEOPLE TO COME IN
AND SEE THE MOVIES.
>> I'M ENTICED.
>> YOU'RE ENTICED?
>> YEAH.
>> BUT IT WAS OPEN SIX DAYS
A WEEK, SHOWED FILMS FOUR
OR FIVE TIMES A DAY.
SO AS MANY AS 8,000
OR 10,000 PEOPLE
THROUGH THE DOORS
IN THE EARLY YEARS.
>> WOW, WOW.
>> BUT THERE WAS ALSO
A STAGE BUILT.
SO YOU HAD EARLY PERFORMERS
LIKE FANNY BRICE
AND GLENN MILLER WAS HERE.
DESI ARNAZ WAS HERE.
BUT IN THE EARLY YEARS
THE STAGE WAS TOO SMALL
FOR MAJOR PRODUCTIONS.
WE'RE TALKING VAUDEVILLE ACTS,
MAYBE A JUGGLER, A MAGICIAN.
SO THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING
ON THE STAGE,
SOMETHING FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
BUT THE MOVIE WAS
THE MAIN ATTRACTION.
SO IN THE 1980S THE KNOXVILLE
SYMPHONY BEGAN PLAYING HERE,
THE KNOXVILLE OPERA.
WE STARTED HAVING MORE
TOURING CONCERTS LIKE
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
AND GARY BURTON AND CHICK COREA
PLAYED HERE IN THE 1980S.
A PROBLEM WAS THE STAGE
WASN'T LARGE ENOUGH
FOR THOSE HUGE PRODUCTIONS.
AND SO THEY HAD TO LEAVE THINGS
ON THE TRUCKS, THEY COULDN'T
EVEN GET THEM THROUGH
THE FRONT DOORS.
SO IT WAS, IT WAS A CHALLENGE.
EVENTUALLY THE THEATER
WAS TURNED INTO A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION IN 1996.
AND THAT GROUP SET ABOUT
FIGURING OUT THE PROBLEMS,
WHAT DO WE NEED TO CHANGE
ABOUT THIS THEATER MAKE IT
VIABLE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY?
BUT WE ALSO WANT TO PRESERVE
WHAT'S BEAUTIFUL ABOUT IT,
RIGHT?
WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY
ITS SOUL.
EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE
IN THE AUDITORIUM
AND THE LOBBY SPACES
ALL OF THAT WAS RESTORED
AND RETURNED BACK TO
ITS ORIGINAL APPEARANCE.
SO YOU'RE WALKING INTO
SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE IN
THE 1960S AND 1970S DIDN'T SEE.
IT WAS DINGIER, IT WAS DARKER.
I MEAN IT WAS GENERALLY
THE SAME, BUT IN TERMS
OF BRIGHTNESS, THE RICHNESS
OF THE COLOR, THIS IS WHAT
IT LOOKED LIKE IN 1928.
THIS THEATER HAS BEEN CREATING
MEMORIES FOR 90 YEARS.
WE WANT THEM TO TAKE THAT
EXPERIENCE AND TO KEEP IT
IN THEIR HEART
AND TO HOLD IT FOREVER.
WITHOUT THE RENOVATIONS WE DID
IN 2005 AND THE CHANGES THEY
MADE BEHIND THE CURTAIN
THIS THEATER WOULDN'T BE
ALIVE TODAY.
SO THEY ACTUALLY DEMOLISHED
THE ORIGINAL STAGE HOUSE.
SO THE OLD 1928 STAGE HOUSE IS
GONE AND THEY BUILT A NEW ONE
ATTACHED TO THIS HISTORIC
AUDITORIUM.
SO IT'S BIGGER, IT'S DEEPER.
IT ACTUALLY GOES OVER
THE STREET BEHIND THE BUILDING.
>> REALLY?
>> YEP.
>> WOW.
>> AND THEN WE ALSO ENLARGED
THE DRESSING ROOM AREA
BACKSTAGE TO ACCOMMODATE
DOZENS AND DOZENS OF PERFORMERS
RATHER THAN JUST ONE
VAUDEVILLE ACTOR,
YOU KNOW TRAVELING AROUND
WITH A TRUNK. RIGHT?
BUT A LOT OF THESE
BROADWAY SHOWS HAVE 30, 40,
50 CAST-MEMBERS
AND YOU HAVE THE CREW
THAT TRAVELS WITH THEM.
AND THE TECHNICAL CHANGES,
THE THEATRICAL CHANGES TO
THE BUILDING ARE WHAT ALLOW US
TO PRESENT THE ENTERTAINMENT
THAT'S GOING TO KEEP
THIS PLACE ALIVE.
>> AFTER TAKING A LOOK AT
THE NOOKS AND CRANNIES
THAT COMPOSE THIS
PERFORMANCE HALL,
I'VE COME TO BELIEVE THAT
THE REASON THIS VENUE
HAS SURVIVED FOR SO MANY
GENERATIONS IS BECAUSE
IT WAS ABLE TO CONNECT
WITH PATRONS ACROSS
SO MANY GENERATIONS.
BECAUSE WHETHER YOU'RE A CHILD
COMING TO SEE YOUR FIRST PLAY,
AN ADULT COMING TO SEE YOUR
FAVORITE BAND OR ANY VARIATION
IN BETWEEN, THE STAGE
AND SURROUNDINGS OF
THE TENNESSEE THEATER
ARE AS CAPTIVATING AS
THE PERFORMANCES THEMSELVES.
>> AFTER ENGAGING WITH EVERY
AVENUE OF WHAT KNOXVILLE
HAS TO OFFER CURRENTLY,
I COULD ONLY THINK OF ONE
FINAL WAY TO PUT MY FINGER
ON THE PULSE OF WHAT MAKES
HER BEAT, A PARANORMAL TOUR
THAT'S AIMED AT SHARING HISTORY
RIGHT ALONGSIDE SCARES.
>> ALL RIGHT TEAM,
SO WELCOME TO HAUNTED KNOXVILLE
GHOST TOURS.
YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE GOING
ON A VERY SPECIAL ADVENTURE
WITH ME TONIGHT.
TONIGHT, YOU GET TO BE
THE GHOST HUNTERS.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT
YOU GUYS ARE GIRL SCOUTS.
SO I EXPECT ONLY THE BEST.
SEE YOU GUYS HAVE
TO DEMONSTRATE THREE THINGS
WITH ME TONIGHT,
SO THAT YOU CAN EARN
THIS VERY AMAZING GIRL SCOUT
BADGE FOR GHOST HUNTING.
WHAT ARE THE THREE THINGS?
HISTORY, SCIENCE AND TEAMWORK.
THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS
THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE
LEARNING THE NIGHT AND SHOWING
ME THAT YOU COULD DO.
NOW I WANT TO INTRODUCE TONIGHT
SOMEONE SPECIAL,
SHE'S GOING TO BE
AN HONORARY GIRL SCOUT.
YOU THINK YOU CAN WELCOME HER
INTO THE GIRL SCOUT HERE
TONIGHT?
>> YES.
>> I'VE GOT TO TEACH YOU
WHY WE INVESTIGATE
AND HOW WE USE ALL THESE
DIFFERENT SCIENTIFIC TOOLS.
NOW HOW MANY OF YOU GIRLS
ARE A LITTLE SCARED?
IT'S OKAY TO RAISE YOUR HAND
IF YOU'RE LITTLE SCARED.
I'M GOING TO BE HONEST
WITH YOU, SINCE I'VE DONE
THESE TOURS, YES,
SINCE I'VE DONE THESE TOURS
I HAVE LAUGHED MORE
WITH SOME OF THE RESPONSES
THAN I'VE EVER BEEN SCARED.
IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF FUNNY.
I REMEMBER ONE NIGHT THAT
I ASKED THE QUESTION,
I GOT REALLY KIND OF CRAZY,
I WENT, YEAH,
I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.
I BET YOU'VE SEEN SOME
PRETTY ANKLES ACTING IN THE DAY.
DO I NOT SOUND LIKE
AN 1800S OUTLAW?
I DO, RIGHT?
SO WE HAD 20 PEOPLE AROUND THE
DEVICE AND WE HEARD, "UH HUH."
WE WERE ALL ROLLING.
WE'RE ON THE GROUND LAUGHING
BECAUSE IT'S FUNNY.
SO ACTUAL THE TV SHOWS DON'T
REALLY SHOW HOW FUN IT IS
TO INVESTIGATE THE PARANORMAL.
TONIGHT YOU'RE GOING
TO FIND OUT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO ORBS, A LOT OF NATURAL
THINGS CAN MAKE THIS,
BUT THEY ALSO COULD
BE PARANORMAL.
SO THE THING IS THIS,
THAT'S WHERE YOU COME TOGETHER
AS A TEAM.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO
TO THIS AREA WITH OTHER TOOLS
AND TRY TO SUBSTANTIATE
THIS CLAIM.
NOW CAN YOU GUYS TELL ME WHY
I'M GOING THROUGH ALL THESE?
EXACTLY.
BECAUSE MY FIRST YEAR
WHEN I DID MY GHOST TOURS
I DIDN'T GO THROUGH THIS.
SO PEOPLE WERE TAKING PICTURES
AND CAPTURING ORBS AND THEY
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE.
AND I'M LIKE,
YOU'RE MISSING THINGS.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS.
I'M TRAINING YOU GUYS
INITIALLY.
WHY?
BECAUSE YOU'RE PART OF
MY TEAM TONIGHT.
THIS IS WHERE THE SECOND
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GRAVEYARD
WAS BACK IN THE 1800S.
NOW THAT IS KIND OF CREEPY
BECAUSE THERE'S OBVIOUSLY
NOT ONE HERE TODAY.
BUT WE HAVE HISTORY
BEHIND THIS GRAVEYARD.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST BATTLES IN
KNOXVILLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR
WAS THE BATTLE OF FORT SANDERS.
A WEEK BEFORE THAT BATTLE
A HIGH RANKING OFFICER GOT SHOT
AND SNIPED AT ABOUT A MILE SHOT.
AND HIS NAME WAS
WILLIAM SANDERS.
THEY BURIED WILLIAM SANDERS
BEHIND THE BACKS OF
THE SOLDIERS BY CANDLELIGHT
IN THIS GRAVEYARD.
THEY DIDN'T WANT TO RUIN
THE MORALE OF THE UNION TROOPS.
SO COULD WILLIAM SANDERS BE
HERE BECAUSE THEY BURIED HIM
IN SECRECY?
SO PEOPLE LIVE UP HERE.
THERE'S LOFTS UP THERE.
AND A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO
I HAD SOMEONE ON MY TOUR
THAT MOVED IN UP THERE
AND SHE CAME ON MY TOUR
AND TWO WEEKS AFTER THE TOUR
SHE FLAGGED ME DOWN
WITH A GROUP.
SHE SAYS, I LIVE UP HERE,
TO THE GROUP, AND SOMETHING
CRAZY IS HAPPENING.
I'M LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHE SAYS, I HAD TO CHECK WITH
MY NEIGHBOR TO SEE IF THE SAME
THING'S HAPPENING WITH HER
AND SHE SAYS IT IS.
I SAID, WHAT'S GOING ON.
SHE SAYS, OUR DRAWERS
ARE OPENING IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT BY THEMSELVES.
THAT SAME LADY SIX MONTHS LATER
FOUND ME DOWNTOWN AGAIN.
SHE SAYS, HEY REMEMBER ME?
I SAID, OF COURSE I DO.
SHE SAYS, THEY'RE STILL DOING
THE DRAWERS.
SHE SEEMED REALLY CALM.
SHE SAID, NOW THEY'RE
DOING DOORS.
SO I ARMED YOU WITH KNOWLEDGE.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO INVESTIGATE.
THIS IS OUR AREA
TO INVESTIGATE.
SO THE IDEA IS THIS FLASHLIGHTS
YOU'RE GOING TO BE LISTENING
FOR SOMEONE SAYING,
I'VE GOT A FLOATING EMF.
I GOT TO GET IT DOWN.
SO THE FIRST THING IS IT'S GOT
TO BE ON FM AND SECOND
IT'S GOT TO BE SWEEPING
BEFORE IT GETS IN THE PLUG.
SO ONCE IT'S MOVING WE CAN GO
AHEAD AND PLUG IT IN AT
THAT TIME, ALL RIGHT?
>> I'M SCARED NOW.
>> OH, IT'S OKAY, YOU GOT IT.
>> HERE, WE'RE GOOD.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO REMIND US
THAT THREE?
THE
>> HI, MY NAME IS...
>> HI, MY NAME IS SARAH.
IF YOU'RE SCARED,
YOU CAN TALK TO THE SURVIVORS.
>> MAY I PLEASE HAVE
YOUR NAME?
>> MAY I PLEASE HAVE
YOUR NAME?
>> NOW YOU CAN GO
INTO QUESTIONS.
YOU KNOW THE JUDGE?
>> DO YOU KNOW THE JUDGE?
(STATIC)
>> OH, DID YOU HEAR THAT?!
YES, DID YOU HEAR YES?
(LAUGHING)
>> DID YOU GET YOUR MOUNT HERE?
>> OKAY, BECAUSE IT
DID INITIALLY, DID IT?
>>, YES HE DID!
OH MY GOD!
>> DO YOU WANT TO ASK,
DO YOU WANT TO ASK A QUESTION?
>> NO.
>> I WILL!
>> YOU KNOW I WAS SCARED
WHEN I HAD MY FIRST EXPERIENCE
DOWN IN FLORIDA.
I BOUGHT A HOUSE IN, A 1923
HOUSE THAT WAS HIGHLY HAUNTED.
I DID NOT BELIEVE IN GHOSTS
UNTIL I LIVED IN A HOUSE THAT
WEIRD THINGS WERE HAPPENING.
AND IT WAS VERY QUICK THAT
I STARTED BELIEVING IN GHOSTS.
SO I WAS SCARED INITIALLY.
WHAT REALLY SCARED ME THE MOST
IN THAT HOUSE LIVING IN IT
IS I WAS SITTING ON AN
AIR MATTRESS IN MY LIVING ROOM
AND I HEARD A MALE VOICE
INSIDE MY HOUSE.
SO I HIGHTAIL IT TO MY PARENTS
HOUSE AT 4:00 O'CLOCK IN
THE MORNING AND KNOCKED
ON THEIR DOOR AND SAYS,
CAN I STAY HERE?
AND THEY'RE LIKE,
WHY ARE YOU HERE,
YOU HAVE YOUR OWN HOUSE?
AND I'M LIKE,
I THINK MY HOUSE IS HAUNTED.
AND THEY'RE LIKE,
OKAY COME ON IN.
I WAS LIKE,
I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT.
SO I ASKED MY PARENTS I SAID,
WHY...
THAT'S WEIRD.
I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT.
WHY DID YOU ACT THAT WAY?
WELL REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE
A KID AND WE LIVED
IN NEW JERSEY FOR THAT ONE YEAR
WHEN DAD TRANSFERRED.
I'M LIKE YEAH.
WELL WE FELT LIKE THE HOUSE
IS HAUNTED.
WE DIDN'T LET YOUR KIDS KNOW.
SO UNDERSTAND IT'S CHANGED
A LOT.
BACK IN THE DAY IF PEOPLE
HAD EXPERIENCES WITH THE
PARANORMAL AND GHOSTLY STUFF
THEY DIDN'T REALLY SHARE IT
BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID
OF BEING THOUGHT WEIRD OF.
BUT NOW WE CAN TALK
ABOUT GHOSTS.
WE CAN WE CAN INVESTIGATE.
WE CAN SAY HI TO GHOSTS.
>> WHILE ALL OF DAYS ARE
ULTIMATELY NUMBERED, THIS TOUR
HELPED ME REMEMBER THAT IN
MANY INSTANCES THE CHOICES
WE MAKE WILL OUTLIVE US
SIGNIFICANTLY.
>> AFTER SPENDING A FEW DAYS
IN AND AROUND KNOXVILLE
I'M STARTING TO SEE HOW SCRUFFY
FITS THE FOLKS
WHO CALL HER HOME.
YOU SEE SOUR SYNONYMS
ASIDE SCRUFFY IS
A TERM OF ENDEARMENT.
IT'S A TERM THAT EMBRACES
IMPERFECTIONS AND IS ARGUABLY
LOVABLE BECAUSE OF THEM.
IT'S REAL AND ACCESSIBLE
AND UNDENIABLY IMPORTANT TO US.
LIKE THAT SCRUFFY DOG WE NEVER
KNEW WE WANTED OR THAT
SCRUFFY BEARD THAT MANAGES
TO MELT OUR HEARTS.
KNOXVILLE HAS A LONG HISTORY
AND SHE'S HARNESSED IT IN SUCH
A WAY THAT SHE HAS SOMETHING
TO OFFER FOR EVERYONE.
SHE'S HOSPITABLE IN A WAY
THAT'S HARD TO FIND.
UNCOMPLICATED AND APPROACHABLE.
GENUINE AND GOOD HEARTED.
SASSY AND SATISFYING.
SO THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR A SMILE I SUGGEST
YOU LEAVE YOUR SUNDAY BEST
AT HOME AND INSTEAD STEP INTO
SOMETHING MORE COMFORTABLE.
YOU'RE PROBABLY IN FOR SOME
UNEXPECTED ADVENTURES
AS WELL AS CONVERSATION
THAT COMES EASILY.
(INSTRUMENTAL THEME MUSIC)
