Monthly Archives: February 2024

LAKEWOOD SWIMMING POOL Leaving Knoxville by way of Clinton Highway just as you enter the Powell Community there is a sign on the right marking the entrance to Lakewood Lane. Today, nothing significant seems to stand out at this location. … Continue reading →

THE GREAT DEPRESSION YEARS I was born in 1932 so the great depression had already started before I arrived. In 1938 I lived on Wells Street (in the heart of Powell Station as it was called then). The most vivid … Continue reading →

Jim Evans is son of Fred Olen Evans, grandson Joseph Franklin Evans and great-grandson of Solomon Peter Evans. These are some essays he wrote about his memories for his daughter, Jan Evans Marker and his grandson, Travis Evans.  Follow the … Continue reading →

GRONER’S STORE Our family moved to Powell Station in1937. One of my earliest memories in what is now known as Powell was visiting Groner’s the only large store in town. To a five year old boy the store was enormous. … Continue reading →

(March 1998) JIM’S CHILDHOOD STORY – A TYPICAL SUMMER DAY When I was about twelve years old, a typical summer day would go something like this. I would get up at about 9:30 and get on my bicycle and ride … Continue reading →

THE EARLIEST MEMORIES & PLACES WE LIVED I tell people that I have always (lived in Powell. It really seems this way. Out this is actually untrue since I lived some places before I came to Powell and once moved … Continue reading →

March 1998 THE WAR It was December 8. 1941. We were gathered in the school auditorium for a special news announcement. The entire school was present. The high school students had come dawn from the second floor of the building … Continue reading →