The year was 1964, and like generations of school children before them, the youngsters in the accompanying photo were arriving one winter day for an event at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium.
When 82-year-old Sue Carol Elvin of Highland Park was a little girl, she caught a yellow butterfly. Later, she released it "back to heaven," she told her mother. Why? "So it could get more butter."
As you know, it's been a dry fall, although recent rains have helped.
For a swath of the mid-20th century, M&J Super Markets dotted the map in Chattanooga.
Tanning leather hides the old-fashioned way is a laborious process. High-quality leather goods are made from full-grain raw hides tanned with oils drawn from vegetables, tree bark and nuts.
Our younger son just turned 17, and he's looking at colleges. Meanwhile, our older son is on track to graduate from college next spring. For the first time in two decades, my wife and I may be on the verge of an empty nest, which has put me in a reflective mood.
In the fall of 1953, Chattanooga's central business district — roughly sandwiched between Market and Broad streets — was a beehive of retail, government and entertainment activity.
Who knew that renovating old roadside motels was a thing?
I've noticed that people of my generation — baby boomers — are in a nostalgic mood. Facebook is full of posts of boomers remembering their youth — sometimes wistfully, and sometimes boastfully, comparing themselves to today's supposedly softer generation.
Coca-Cola bottles were once made with cork stoppers that popped when they were removed — and that's how "pop" became a nickname for soft drinks.
