Photographs of beautiful, historic, and slightly derelict North Knoxville, Tennessee, plus a video of the walk where I discovered the subjects
Go on a solo photowalk with me in the video below.
I spent a day exploring and shooting black and white photographs of funky, gritty North Knoxville, a historic neighborhood with a nice supply of industrial decay mixed in for texture.
I started at the Old Gray Cemetery, which was established in 1850. Then, I drifted around the industrial wasteland that seems to be under reclamation now by artists, bars, and coffee shops. Some of the architecture I found is in a serious state of decay, and some of it has been lovingly restored to a beautiful condition. I like it both ways — restored and crumbling.
I photographed factories and industrial facilities, historic storefronts, a few ghost signs (faded old ads on the sides of buildings), and even a huge model of a tall ship in a shop window.
Photographs taken on the day of the video
Fine art black and white prints of all of these photographs are available. Contact me or visit my website to order one for your home or office.
Thanks for reading.
~ Keith