In October 2002, students from Bess T. Shepherd Elementary School visited Sheila’s Produce near the old 11th Street Farmers Market.
The accompanying photo, taken by former Times Free Press photographer John Rawlston, shows first grade students from five classrooms at the elementary school inspecting pumpkins at the market during a field trip.
If the children were 6 years old in 2002, they would be about 29 years old today. If you recognize yourself (or someone you know) in the photo, please contact Mark Kennedy at mkennedy@timesfreepress.com, and we will add the name to the caption in the newspaper’s digital archives.
The Farmers Market on 11th Street — sometimes called the Curb Market because vendors offered curb service to drive-through customers — operated from the early 20th century to the early 2000s, according to newspaper archives. In the early days of the market, farmers actually backed their trucks onto a curb to sell fruit and vegetables.
(READ MORE: Chattanooga’s Farmers’ Market emerged during the Great Depression)