Major north Highway 153 developments through the years
Oak Park Town Center – 2001 Towne Center North – 2005 The Fountains of North Chattanooga – 2007 Hillocks Farm – estimated 2015-2016
There was a time when Grubb Road was the end of the earth for Chattanooga retailers, the place where Hixson’s commercial node came to a final, gentle end among single-family homes and a handful of churches.
In a sense, Highway 153 from that point on to U.S. Highway 27 was a no man’s land – untested and untapped, maybe a gold mine, maybe a disaster but too much of a liability to find out either way.
Two decades ago, there wasn’t much after you passed Gadd Road going north on 153 toward Soddy-Daisy. The little red roof of Gadd KinderCare was an unofficial journey marker: goodbye and see you next time. Then, mostly trees until the Sequoyah Access Road exit in south Soddy.