Parking
The City of Knoxville offers free parking at the 200-space Old City Lot
located beneath the James White Parkway (just beyond Barley's on E. Jackson Avenue). There is back-in angled metered parking on the Gay Street bridge between Depot Street and Jackson Avenue ($0.25 = 100 minutes). Parking is also available in the 180-space Jackson Avenue Parking Lot (caddy corner from the Emporium) for $0.50 an hour (max daily rate of $4) via coins, bills, and credit cards. The meters and the Jackson Avenue Lot are free after 6:00 PM on weekdays and all day on weekends. There is a Commercial Loading Zone on the western side of the 200 Block. In addition to loading and unloading, these spaces will be available for free after 6:00 PM on weekdays and all day on weekends as are other commercial loading spaces.

Map of all municipal parking facilities:
http://knoxparking.com/pdf/parking_map.pdf

Map of all parking facilities, including private paid parking:
http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/map/mapdowntown.pdf

From West Knoxville
Driving I-40 East, take exit 388 (US-441/Henley Street). Stay to the right and continue on the ramp to Western Avenue/Summit Hill Avenue. At the light, stay in the far left lane and turn left onto Summit Hill/Western Avenue. Drive about 0.5 miles and at the 4th traffic light (just beyond the Crowne Plaza), turn left on to Gay Street. The Emporium is at the far end of the block on the right.

From East Knoxville
Driving I-40 West, take exit 389 (Hall of Fame Drive). At the light, turn left onto Hall of Fame. Go about one mile and turn right at the Summit Hill Avenue intersection. Drive down the hill and back up again, making a right at the traffic light on to Gay Street. The Emporium is at the far end of the block on the right.

From North Knoxville
Take I-275 South and upon approaching the I-40 interchange, stay in the far right lane to take the US-441/Henley Street exit towards Western Avenue/Henley Street. Continue to veer right and follow the Western Avenue ramp to the light at Western Avenue/Summit Hill Avenue/TN-62. At the light, stay in the far left lane and turn left onto Summit Hill/Western Avenue. Drive about 0.5 miles and at the 4th traffic light (just beyond the Crowne Plaza), turn left on to Gay Street. The Emporium is at the far end of the block on the right.

From South Knoxville
Take Chapman Highway to Henley Street and turn right on to Summit Hill Avenue. Drive about 0.3 miles and at the 3rd traffic light (just beyond the Crowne Plaza), turn left on to Gay Street. The Emporium is at the far end of the block on the right.

From the UT Campus area or Kingston Pike
Drive Northeast on W. Cumberland Avenue SW/US-11/TN-1/US-70. Turn left onto 11th Street. Turn right onto Western Avenue. Drive about 0.5 miles and at the 4th traffic light (just beyond the Crowne Plaza), turn left on to Gay Street. The Emporium is at the far end of the block on the right.

From the Airport
Drive North on Airport Highway/US-129 N/Alcoa Highway/TN-115 N toward Payne Avenue for approximately 11 miles. Merge onto I-40 East and take exit 388 (US-441/Henley Street). Stay to the right and continue on the ramp to Western Avenue/Summit Hill Avenue. At the light, stay in the far left lane and turn left onto Summit Hill/Western Avenue. Drive about 0.5 miles and at the 4th traffic light (just beyond the Crowne Plaza), turn left on to Gay Street. The Emporium is at the far end of the block on the right.

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