Historic Photos of Chattanooga in the 50s, 60s and 70s
Nestled in a valley beside the Tennessee River and surrounded by the southern Appalachian mountains, Chattanooga is truly Tennessee’s most scenic city. With the experience of the Great Depression and World War II still strong in memory, and the legacy of the long-ago Civil War still percolating, Chattanoogans would grapple with the new realities of postwar America while preserving much of what had given the city its unique aura.
In this companion volume to Historic Photos of Chattanooga, William F. Hull leads a tour past many Chattanooga landmarks from recent times, reminiscing with Chattanoogans who can remember and informing those new to the city who may not. Nearly 200 images reproduced in vivid black-and-white, with captions and introductions, show the Tivoli Theatre, Rock City, Dupont, Chickamauga Lake, Lovell Field, the Hunter Museum, Coca-Cola Bottling, Krystal, Erlanger Hospital, the Chattanooga Lookouts, radio legend Luther Masingill—still broadcasting today after 70 years—and, of course, the Chattanooga Choo Choo, among countless other subjects from yesteryear that remain key to the city’s past and present.
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Book details
- Author
- William Hull
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Photography › Subjects & Themes - Topics
- Chattanooga history · Tennessee · pictorial history · black-and-white photography · local history · postwar America · 20th century South · Appalachian region
- ISBN-13
- 9781684421275
About the author
WILLIAM F. HULL has worked in the museum and archival field for more than 25 years and serves as Collections Manager and Exhibits Curator at the Chattanooga Regional History Museum. His recent books include Chattanooga Then & Now, Remembering Chattanooga and Historic Photos of Chattanooga in the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Hull holds a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University and previously spent 18 years as staff photographer in the archives of the Atlanta History Center. He has served as curator for several exhibits dealing with the cultural importance of photography.
When he’s not writing, Hull draws on his archival and curatorial experience to document regional history through photography and exhibitions.
William lives in his family home in North Chattanooga with his wife, Eleanor, and their two sons.