Recent Crossroads Clips

The Arcade Restaurant on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

The Arcade Restaurant

Memphis, TN

September 01, 2011

A couple of blocks off Beale Street in Memphis, TN sits an old fashioned diner called the Arcade. The Arcade holds the distinction of being Memphis' oldest café. Nashville Public Television and Tennessee Crossroads visited the landmark recently to find out how this eatery has managed to keep its doors open even when downtown Memphis was a ghost town.

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Jeff Sowell's Family Restaurant on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Jeff Sowell’s Family Restaurant

Murfreesboro, TN

August 25, 2011

Tennessee Crossroads meets the Sowell Brothers of Murfreesboro, TN who gave up the laboratory for the kitchen and a good meal. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Jeff Sowell's Family Restaurant.

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Bob Jones- Illustrator on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Bob Jones- Illustrator

Hermitage, TN

August 25, 2011

Tressa Bush visits a Hermitage artist whose art work has made its way from children's lunchboxes all the way to the Smithsonian.

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Charlene's Colony of Shops on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Charlene’s Colony of Shops

Halls, TN

July 28, 2011

Usually, most people go to crowded malls and shopping centers out of necessity and not for the experience. However, Tennessee Crossroads visits a place called Charlene's Colony of Shops in west Tennessee that is different than the traditional stores we're accustom to. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Charlene's Colony of Shops.

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Oaklands Historic House Museum on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Oaklands Historic House Museum

Murfreesboro, TN

July 07, 2011

Rob Wilds witnesses history coming to life at the Oaklands Museum in Murfreesboro.

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Tennessee Pewter Company on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Tennessee Pewter Company

Somerville, TN

June 30, 2011

When we think of fine jewelry making, we usually envision craftsman working with minute tools and magnifying glasses in comfortable surroundings. Tennessee Crossroads traveled to Somerville TN and found a family that works in loud, harsh, machine shop conditions to bring us some beautiful works of art using precious metal and an ancient metalsmithing process.

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The Inn at Hunt Phelan on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

The Inn at Hunt Phelan

Memphis, TN

June 30, 2011

The mansion was originally built between the years 1824 and 1828 from the plans of famed architect Robert Mills, whose other works include the U.S. Treasury building, the Washington Monument and parts of the White House.

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Henson's Brooms on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Henson’s Brooms

Symsonia, KY

June 23, 2011

Tennessee Crossroads travels up to Symsonia, Kentucky to spend the day with a third generation broom maker. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Henson's Brooms.

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Marc Burnett on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Marc Burnett

Cookeville, TN

June 16, 2011

We all have a certain amount of creativity, just waiting to be unleashed, but for whatever reason we don't have much time to devote to it. That was the case for Marc Burnett in Cookeville, TN. Work didn't allow him to paint as much as he liked, but when he found himself flat on his back for weeks, his creativity broke free. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Marc Burnett - Artist.

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Herbie Town on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Herbie Town

Humboldt, TN

June 16, 2011

There's a guy and his wife over in West Tennessee who live about as far away from city life as you can get. So instead of travelling to and from town all the time, Herbert Adams and his wife Marie brought the town to their own back yard. It's a fun place where visitors can step back in time and realize that if you build it, people really will come. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Herbie Town in Humboldt, TN.

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Doug Regen on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Doug Regen

Nashville, TN

May 26, 2011

When some people tear down a building or get rid of some old furniture, they might think, "This stuff is going in the trash." But things work differently for artist and designer Doug Regen of Nashville, TN. Doug finds things that have been torn down or discarded and turned into beautiful and functional designs. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Doug Regen - Artist.

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Pellissippi State Balloon Festival on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Pellissippi State Balloon Festival

Knoxville, TN

May 26, 2011

Few things capture the imagination like hot air balloons, and, as Tennessee Crossroads' Gretchen Bates discovered, few events rival the annual Pellissippi State Balloon Festival in Knoxville, TN. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads This business is closed, but please enjoy the memories of this journey.

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