I heard they're cutting down a lot of trees for a new development. Maybe the people that live in the neighborhood can walk to the river they can't see anymore.

It's good to see the attention for the Knoxville waterfront.

Project for Public Places - Waterfront

Three Iconic Waterfronts—Two of World's Best, and One that Fails Miserably

I noticed something about south Knoxville and I may be wrong about it, but we don't seem to have a single sculpture south of the river and I'd like to propose an idea for one. The person I'd like to see have a statue had a somewhat shady past but to accomplish what he did from where he came from was somewhat amazing. I would like to see the statue placed into Suttree Landing park. But it's not the only one I'd like to see there but be the first of many prominent Knoxvillians. The person I'd first like to see have a statue there is Cal Johnson, and considering Sultree Landing is the exact location of Knoxville's first horse racetrack, which he owned, it just seems very appropriate. I had heard the track was later used also by the University of Tennessee for their track. I've been watching some very interesting Knoxville History Project videos and I'd never realized before how many interesting people from here or strong ties to Knoxville that have had such influence, not only on Knoxville but the country and the world. This will probably never happen but I thought it might be a good idea to kick around.

But I thought you were going to propose a statue of South Knox Bubba. That would also be nice.

Have a statue of Stump listening to the one man band guy on the strip. Probably had to be there.

Here are a few names I think should be considered.

James White
Peter Stain
Anne Davis
Peter Kern
Adolph Ochs
William Hastings
Cormac McCarthy
John Sevier
Bonnie Kate Sevier
William Blount
Admiral David Farragut
Harry Ijams

James White
Cormac McCarthy
John Sevier
William Blount
Admiral David Farragut

Nah. Need someone more specific to SoKno.

Have to look up the other ones.

How about one of the Stanley family with lots of flowers/plants. They've been there through thick and thin.

The South Knoxville pool on John Sevier closed recently and there's no public pool. I say reinstall the pool next to Trailhead. Bubba could be the honorary lifeguard.

Roller rink and I have heard of the Giffin pool. Needs to be brought back--all of them!

Here are two names that definitely needs to be added to the Statue list. Neither were born in Knoxville but both died here. They are father and son and the son lived in South Knox County on the Bluff Overlooking Sequaia Hills. They are George Barber and son Charles Barber. George designed Victorian mail order homes that were sold all over the country. Many were built around the Gill Avenue area and other areas around Knoxville. I think for a while Sears and Roebuck sold them out of their catalogues.
Son Charles designed many substantial buildings and Churches around Knoxville. His wife, I believe her name was Blanche but we really just new her as Mrs. Barber, was a teacher at South Knoxville Elementary. My brothers had her as their teacher. Once one of my brothers wasn't paying attention in class and she threw a book clear across the room and beaned him in the head. Believe or not, even though with that happening she was still his favorite teacher during all the years he was in school.

One other person I'd like to mention is as a person of consideration is Polly Bergen.

Does she have a statue?