Kingsport 1844: Downtown

Downtown

The crowded Downtown region is the city’s main business district, and its few remaining residences are generally located above storefronts. The neighborhood features a significant amount of new construction, with eighteenth-century buildings constantly renovated or razed to pave the way for modernity. Despite this, its cobblestone roads remain quite colonial. They are notoriously twisting and narrow, and most are restricted to foot traffic. Kingsport’s first neighborhood to be equipped with gas lighting, many Downtown streets boast brand-new streetlamps adorned with fish, dolphins, whales, and octopuses. Although some residents originally feared this innovation, it’s proved quite popular, and the Kingsport Streetlighting Commission is currently extending the system into the adjacent areas of Central Hill, West Side, and South Shore.

VI. Downtown Locations & Encounters:
14. The Kingsport Chronicle
15. Kingsport Public Library
16. Marine Bank of Kingsport
17. Calypso Apothecary
18. Seventh House On the Left
19. Brimblecombe House
20. Turner Hall
21. Hotel Poseidon
22. South Hill Station

White Leviathan, Chapter 1—Kingsport 1844
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Author: A. Buell Ruch
Last Modified: 9 March 2024
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