Photos: Parking Day repurposes downtown Chattanooga parking spaces

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / From left, Matthew Springston, Joe Ridolfo, Annie Lindstrom and Dawn Jacques play instruments at a booth during Parking Day in downtown Chattanooga on Friday, September 16, 2022. Parking Day is a worldwide movement to temporarily repurpose urban parking spaces for art, play and activism. The theme for Chattanooga was "inside out." Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / From left, Matthew Springston, Joe Ridolfo, Annie Lindstrom and Dawn Jacques play instruments at a booth during Parking Day in downtown Chattanooga on Friday, September 16, 2022. Parking Day is a worldwide movement to temporarily repurpose urban parking spaces for art, play and activism. The theme for Chattanooga was "inside out."

By Matt Hamilton September 16, 2022 1 min read

Parking Day is a worldwide movement to temporarily repurpose urban parking spaces for art, play and activism. The theme for Chattanooga was “inside out.”

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Parking Day repurposes downtown Chattanooga parking spaces

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Artist Hiliary Blalock works on a painting at her booth during Parking Day in downtown Chattanooga on Friday, September 16, 2022. Parking Day is a worldwide movement to temporarily repurpose urban parking spaces for art, play and activism. The theme for Chattanooga was "inside out."

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga resident Anna Pearson plays guitar at the Playing in the Parks booth during Parking Day in downtown Chattanooga on Friday, September 16, 2022. Parking Day is a worldwide movement to temporarily repurpose urban parking spaces for art, play and activism. The theme for Chattanooga was "inside out."

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / H. "Buddy" Shirk plays the organ at the Summit Pianos booth as cars zip by during Parking Day in downtown Chattanooga on Friday, September 16, 2022. Parking Day is a worldwide movement to temporarily repurpose urban parking spaces for art, play and activism. The theme for Chattanooga was "inside out."

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Booths line Broad Street during Parking Day in downtown Chattanooga on Friday, September 16, 2022. Parking Day is a worldwide movement to temporarily repurpose urban parking spaces for art, play and activism. The theme for Chattanooga was "inside out."

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Dawn Jacques plays the bongo as she follows along with Matthew Springston during Parking Day in downtown Chattanooga on Friday, September 16, 2022. Parking Day is a worldwide movement to temporarily repurpose urban parking spaces for art, play and activism. The theme for Chattanooga was "inside out."

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Marcus Ellsoworth, left, talks to Stefanie Haire at the Chattanooga Historical Society booth during Parking Day in downtown Chattanooga on Friday, September 16, 2022. The booth featured photos by Horace Brazelton, the first African American photographer in Chattanooga with his photos dating back over 100 years. Parking Day is a worldwide movement to temporarily repurpose urban parking spaces for art, play and activism. The theme for Chattanooga was "inside out."