Was there some sort of unspoken rule during the segregation era that the east side of town was the black side of town? In just about every city, that’s the case.
That I do not know. I am not a Knoxville native. I know west and south Knoxville seem to be more wealthy and white. I have a co-worker who lives in north Knoxville and her neighborhood is what I would call a DMZ area. It’s not white, its not black, its both and getting dangerous. I know my children were born at St. Marys hospital in the 90’s and early 2000’s and it was a nice safe area.
My daughter gave birth to my grandson there last year and as my brother who came to visit her and the baby mentioned to me, this place is practically in the hood now from just twenty years ago. I had already noted the new indigenous personnel in the area and was packing until she and my grandson were released.