A New $14M Gatlinburg Development Begins!

Teresa and Andy MacKinnon have owned the well-known and respected Lineberger’s Seafood restaurant on the Parkway in Gatlinburg for over 17 of its 40 years, and today at a groundbreaking ceremony adjacent to the existing restaurant, they announced extensive plans for a new Linberger’s Plaza that will incorporate over 20,000 square feet of space.

The Plaza will include an enlargement of the current restaurant, which is not expected to close during the extensive renovation. Plans also include development of over 2.5 acres where a motel was razed to incorporate over 15 to 20 shops that are in the works. The complex will front on both the Parkway and the River Road and will also include a replica of the Mount Cammerer Fire Tower located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The MacKinnon’s purchased the motel property about a year ago and tore down the motel to move the project forward. “This has always been a dream of ours,” MacKinnon said.

We certainly wish them well and welcome the addition of a new plaza to the city. With the changes to the convention center and some new construction throughout Gatlinburg, we are seeing some of the older shops and motels disappear and new businesses with a new look come into the town. It is fun for the locals to drive through Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and even Townsend and Wears Valley to see all the spruced up and new businesses. Come see for yourselves!