Right Foot VA, Left Foot TN

Downtown Bristol TN, VA
 

One of the most unique areas of the area is Bristol City where one of the main street in downtown, State Street, one side is TN and the other side is VA.  I hosted a visitor for work from VA who didn't realize that she was so close to her adopted home state. We ate at Korner Copia which I would highly recommend so that she could view VA and sit in TN to stay in state per our jobs. The Superintendent of TN ate with us so we could solve some pending business and waved to the Bristol VA Superintendent who crossed state lines to eat lunch as well.

Uncle Sam's Bristol TN

On State Street TN, sits Uncle's Sam's Loan Office, Pawn Shop and Lunch counter. Full of jewelry, guns, and guitars, this store looked and felt like a local department store that had filled the need of vacancy of pawning and reselling. Too many areas of NE TN are struggling with the loss of agriculture, cash crops such as Tobacco, industry such as Kodak Eastman. There doesn't seem to be an economic replacement other than survival. However, in comparison to other small downtowns found in TN, Bistol is thriving.
This place had a variety of guitars, mandolins, and even violins.....

People were very friendly in Uncle Sam's, guy even smiled after I snapped the pic. I've seen these lunch counters now in Erwin, Bristol City, and Rogersville. I haven't yet braved eating at one though.....