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Tennessee Mid-Century Modern Roofs & Canopies

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Moore & King Pharmacy
Chattanooga, TN

2005:
2021:
The Moore & King Pharmacy was designed by Mario Bianculli and built in 1961. The store closed in 2013. By 2015, the building was housing the ANCLA insurance office and the sign had been adapted. I believe the building is vacant now. [map]

More Chattanooga:
former Shap's Big Boy

Post Office
Covington, TN		 former Hill's Department Store
Crossville, TN
This Post Office is an older building that was remodeled at some point with this mid-century modern entrance. I assume the remodeling was done in the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

The former Hill's Department Store was built in 1961. This was a local store and unrelated to the Hill's Department Store chain. [map]

Weigel's [gone]
Knoxville, TN
Weigel's started as a dairy business in 1931. They now operate over 40 convenience stores in Eastern Tennessee. These buildings were probably built in the 1960s. This location had a single canopy. This photo is from 2011. In 2015, the building was completely remodeled.

former Weigel's
Knoxville, TN
This former Weigel's has canopies on both sides of the building. Weigel's was gone by 2007. The building now houses the R and S Market. [map]

Kerbela Shriners Temple
Knoxville, TN
The Kerbela Shriners Temple was built in the early 1960s. In 2026, plans were announced to demolish the building and redevelop the property for senior apartments. [map]

Madison:
Firestone

Oak Ridge:
French's Market [gone]