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Johnson City now has a home for its new visitors center. City commissioners voted Thursday to purchase the two-story portion of the old Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway train depot at 300 Buffalo St. for $750,000 from Beacon Financial Credit Union. The single-story section, which used to be home to Tupelo Honey Cafe before it closed in 2018, is not part of this deal. “The potential for the visitors center is very profound,” Convention and Visitors Bureau Board Chair Andy Marquart told commissioners Thursday. Marquart said the location makes sense, particularly in light of the nearby development on West Walnut Street and the building’s proximity to East Tennessee State University and downtown.

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