Recent Crossroads Clips
Historic Doe Creek Schoolhouse
Sardis, TN
December 13, 2018
Long before classrooms were equipped with computers or were air conditioned, many kids learned their "readin', writin', and 'rithmatic" in one room schoolhouses across the country. Most of them are long gone, but Tennessee Crossroads' Ed Jones visited one that has been restored to it's former glory near Scotts Hill, TN. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
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Jay Farrell Photography
Nashville, TN
November 15, 2018
Works of art come in many varieties. Some look to the future, others focus on the past. Tennessee Crossroads met Jay Farrell, a Nashville, TN artist who is focused on what abandoned and crumbling buildings can tell us about the people who built them. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.
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Terry Durham, Wood Burning Artist
Smyrna, TN
November 08, 2018
The process of burning wood and paper to create works of art is ancient, but nowadays it's not that well-known. Recently, we caught up with a Wood Burning Artist in Smyrna, TN who, by day, works in the high tech world of information technology. Other times, he pursues his creative passion to burn things. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
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Main Street – Kingston Springs
Kingston Springs, TN
November 01, 2018
Tucked away all over the state are charming small towns just waiting for you to discover them. Tennessee Crossroads recently visited one right outside of Nashville, TN, it's Kingston Springs. As you travel the interstate, many of the exits along the way are just signs passing in the landscape, and possible future places to fill up the tank. But if you slow down and take a closer look, you might find something special. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
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Thomas Drugs
Cross Plains, TN
November 01, 2018
There are day trips, and then there are exceptional day trips. If you're up for the latter, consider a drive up to Thomas Drugs in Cross Plains, TN. While the pharmacy is up-to-date, the rest of the place is truly frozen in time including the soda fountain where frozen treats are created for locals and countless visitors. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
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Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary
Petros, TN
October 25, 2018
You don't usually think of a prison as a good vacation destination, especially like Brushy Mountain State Prison. For more than a century, the worst of the worst of the worst criminals were sent there. But of course it was closed in 2009. Now, it's re-opened not for inmates, but for tourists. Join Nashville Public Television and Tennessee Crossroads to see at this once infamous lock-up.
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Soda Pop Junction
Lynnville, TN
October 25, 2018
In this age of chain restaurants, it's getting hard to find a good old-fashioned soda parlor these days. Well, Tennessee Crossroads found one in the tiny town of Lynnville, TN. It boasts having some of the best hamburgers and shakes in the whole state. Here's Cindy at the junction, Soda Pop Junction. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
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Glade Diner
Mount Juliet, TN
October 11, 2018
A restaurant can be the center of the community, particularly in a small town, a place where people gather not only to eat but to hear the latest news, crack the latest joke, or meet the latest arrivals to town. In the community of Gladeville, TN in Wilson County, that place is the Glade Diner. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.
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Pioneer Hall Museum
Pleasant Hill, TN
October 11, 2018
We take public education for granted now a days, but that was not the case back in the 1880s. Thanks to the efforts of northern missionaries, Pleasant Hill Academy became one of the few educational bright spots in Tennessee. Ed Jones recently toured one of the school's original buildings, which is now a museum that pays tribute to life and learning on the plateau 140 years ago. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.
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Gibson’s Donuts
Memphis, TN
October 04, 2018
Memphis, TN has more than its share of iconic places. Graceland, The Peabody - but there's also a donut shop that's pretty near and dear to hearts of Memphians, and famous food critics, who consider Gibson's Donuts among the best in the country. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.
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Music City Diner
Hendersonville, TN
September 27, 2018
Tennessee Crossroads traveled to a Hendersonville, TN restaurant that has it's roots in the diner explosion of the 1950s. Remember Arnold's diner on Happy Days? Well, you probably won't run into the Fonz at the Music City Diner, but when it comes to good food... They get an "Aaaaay" plus. Tennessee Crossroads traveled to a Hendersonville, TN restaurant that has it's roots in the diner explosion of the 1950s. Remember Arnold's diner on Happy Days? Well, you probably won't run into the Fonz at the Music City Diner, but when it comes to good food... They get an "Aaaaay" plus. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.