The Sears, Roebuck Co. department store in downtown Chattanooga is shown in this 1963 Chattanooga News-Free Press Photo by George Moody. Photo contributed by ChattanoogaHistory.com.This 1963 newspaper photo shows the Sears, Roebuck Co. department store formerly at the corner of Sixth and Market streets in downtown Chattanooga.
The “news” in this photo, which appeared in the Chattanooga News-Free Press on July 16, 1963, was the construction of a multi-level parking garage adjacent to the retail landmark.
Sears had occupied space on Sixth Street since the late 1920s, according to previous news reports, and would continue to operate downtown until 1988.
The caption under the 1963 photo by photographer George Moody noted that the parking garage would stretch from Market to Broad streets and offer space for 430 cars.
The photo is part of an archive of Chattanooga News-Free Press photos which can be seen at ChattanoogaHistory.com, a website devoted to vintage photos of the city and curated by local history buff Sam Hall.