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Kingston Hills Residential Association
Road Map of This Neighborhood CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Debbie Taylor 693-1431 7732 Luxmore Drive Knoxville, TN Debbiehtaylor@comcast.net Meeting Information Date: TBA (Annual Fall Meeting) Time: TBA Where: TBA Mission To promote the general improvement of Kingston Hills Neighborhood, to enhance knowledge and understanding of public issues affecting our neighborhood, and to advocate sound neighborhood planning and responsible, orderly and balanced neighborhood development. Organization's Bylaws Bylaws not provided. About Our Neighborhood Kingston Hills subdivision was developed in 1963, on land from two different farms. One of these farms was named Montvue (Mountain View), because it was built on the highest point with a wonderful view of the Smoky Mountains. The main entrance to Montvue Farm ran between the North end of Kendall Road and where the Meadows Condominiums are located. The highest point of Kingston Hills is now the KUB water reservoir. The entrance to Kingston Hills is at the north end of Kendall Road. Earliest Kingston Hills residents entered their neighborhood by way of Deane Hill Dr. to Twining, through Kingston Woods. The northern end of Kendall Road, which now intersects with Gleason Drive, originally ended at Twining Drive. Kendall Road north of Twining Dr. was not opened until after several homes on Twining, Bosworth and the lower part of Kendall were constructed. Once filled with children running, playing, and riding bikes, Kingston Hills is now home to several residents who grew up in this great 1960's neighborhood, and are now raising their children here. Many of their school classmates are now their neighbors. Numerous residents are original home-owners. The second homeowner in Kingston Hills, Randolph McCartha, will turn ninety years old on January 23, 2010. Mr. & Mrs. McCartha hold the record for longest residency in Kingston Hills. They have lived in Kingston Hills since August 14, 1963. The first house built in Kingston Hills is at 7717 Twining Dr. Children in the 60's entertained themselves running, playing, biking, exploring caves, picking blackberries, sledding off the reservoir, and older kids were even allowed to walk to Deane Hill to go swimming (Gleason was a two-lane road with a hill that would cause your stomach to rise to your throat). In those days not much else was around. A&P was in Suburban Shopping Center. Red Wallace Shell was at the corner of Kingston Pike and Montvue. There was K-Mart and a bowling alley across the pike which was later a Kroger's. That was pretty much it unless you drove to White Store in Bearden. You had to drive downtown to shop at Millers or Watsons. Zayre's was on Baxter Avenue and Atlantic Mills was on Sutherland Avenue. And then 1972 introduced us to Westown Mall. Kingston Hills is still a great family neighborhood in a very convenient location. Most anything we need or want is only minutes away, yet once you're over the hill you'd never know it. We hear the crickets and cicadas at night. We hear the Bearden High Band practicing in the afternoons and playing at home games on Friday nights. Our neighborhood is special to us and we are proud to call it home.