I lived in Morristown Tennessee till I was 15yrs old. I have been on those sidewalks many many times. I remember seeing so many people on them watching the Christmas Parades back in the early 1970s, as I was in the Parade with my Cub/Boy Scout Troop(s). I remember the local Newspaper taking photos of us as we were walking down Main Street during the Parade. Oh, how I would Love to see those photos now. So many years ago. Now I'm 59yrs old, married for almost 40yrs and two sons now grown men. Time flies. Thank you for sharing this. God Bless you and yours.
@lifewithjackandnicole
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind comments and sharing some of your memories. I'm a native of Tennessee and love the Morristown area.
@BUDSBEAU
Жыл бұрын
the original reason for the skywalks in downtown Morristown happened because of a major flood that happened . there is a creek that runs under downtown Morristown and in 1963. the water was so high that all the businesses were flooded and a lot were destroyed. someone came up with the suggestion of building the elevated skywalks as a way to help the businesses. the city council finally approved the idea and the skywalks were built and opened in 1969. during the time between the flood of 1963 and 1969, major work was done to the area to help control the flooding for the future. flooding has happened since but NEVER as bad as it was in 1963. many people said the skywalks were a waste of time and money. of course for quite a while after they were built the downtown area flourished. what didnt help downtown Morristown was the mall that was built a block away from downtown. after many years, that mall ended up closing . with the expansions of shopping centers and the mall that was built on the east side of Morristown, the downtown shopping pretty much died. issues with parking didnt help. many attempts have been made to revitalize downtown Morristown, but it hasnt been very successful. what you see in this video of the skywalks is not ALL of them. there were some more in the beginning and some were taken down and some buildings were also removed in the late 20th century. The skywalks of downtown Morristown are the most original thing about Morristown. if the owners of the buildings in downtown Morristown would spend the money needed to repair and up date and upgrade the buildings, downtown Morristown could and would be able to be revitalized.
@timothyself7864
Жыл бұрын
Howdy from Morristown ! I grew up here . Thanks for this !
@treborretsnom6186
Жыл бұрын
This is so cool, I visited in the summer of 76' as a little kid, The memory of it stuck with me all these years, even then, I realized how crazy cool it is👍... thanks for doing this 👍
@Oldhistory
Жыл бұрын
alittle tid bit extra for your viewers coming from a local historian. Hamblen county did not exist until the spring of 1870, up until then, Morristown was split between Hawkins, Grainger, and Jefferson Counties. with Turkey Creek, now Main St. being the 'county line' if you will. So the side of the street you lived on, dictated which courthouse you went to to pay your taxes. an extra extra bit, The original flow pattern of turkey creek literally divides downtown in half, but where is it? its literally under the town. It flooded badly on multiple recorded occasions, and had to be re-routed to behind downtown to save the businesses. The original creekbed is still under there, and was recently found via a hatch in one of the local businesses that called me and some others to go down into it and investigate. Morristown certainly has some interesting history about it!
@lifewithjackandnicole
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. As a native Tennessean this is news to me and I'm sure many of our viewers will enjoy reading this information.
@fredfonebone5108
8 ай бұрын
My grandparents lived here. Visiting in the early 70s, it was clear the “skywalks” had a major conceptual flaw: the only access to them was by the ramps at the ends. There was no way up or down anywhere else. Nobody was going to walk four blocks to the end, go up a long ramp, then walk four blocks back just to get up the second level where a store MIGHT have been located. I’m willing to bet the people responsible for this had an interest in a cement company.
@mattsmcclay
2 жыл бұрын
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@lifewithjackandnicole
2 жыл бұрын
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@christianakashaggy891
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video. The buildings have great interior designs if you peep in the windows. Great spots for restaurants/night life. Hopefully they do something with the downtown strip.
@Leo-z1v
Жыл бұрын
I was born there my birth place born at home on Algonquin Road 1969
@robsim4692
2 жыл бұрын
1:58 directly under the sidewalk was a Pool Hall owned by Bill Lee, use to go there as a teenager and is long gone! I had no business inside that pool hall because too many Mr. Lee was an upstanding Citizen but for those in the know he was a gangster of which the town had never seen! I tip my hat to you good sir and all the others beaten in your driveway across from N.P for cheating!
@veronicasmith2909
Жыл бұрын
i have lived here five years and still have not used the sidewalks either one haha
@mezanoken1492
Жыл бұрын
The problem that really needs to be addressed now. Is the United States post office on south Cumberland, it several years outdated its way to small not enough parking for employees or customers morristown is growing tremendously yet no new post office they built a new jailhouse new fire stations new technology center they updated the court house several times I mean come on now does not every one else not see this
@Thrashin_Victim
Жыл бұрын
Growing up there in the 80s, I do not think I ever saw anything open on the second floor. It looked like a bunch of storage for the buildings below, or they were empty/abandoned looking. I do remember if the police caught you skateboarding on them, they would yell at you to stop, but not if you biked on them.
@Sunnysunshine208
3 ай бұрын
Why are the crosses upside down?
@tammanyfields3583
Жыл бұрын
They need to see what Old Town Pasadena, California did back in the 80's This could really be awesome. I am very curious about the brick building that had the cross symbol. Was that the Freemasons of something else.
@lifewithjackandnicole
Жыл бұрын
Indeed, I've been to Old Town Pasadena many times and it's truly amazing the transformation. In fact we've seen this change in small cities and towns all across the country. Hopefully in time, Morristown will see improvements. They have a good base to start with and fine friendly people as well!
@mattheh
Жыл бұрын
Why did you call them Muzak speakers?
@fredfonebone5108
8 ай бұрын
Because they used to pipe Muzak out of them. Muzak provided “elevator music” for department stores, malls, theaters, and, of course, elevators.
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