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"Scenic Roots" offers conversations that matter in the heart of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley.From the mountains to the river, our conversations are rooted deep within every corner of our community - reflecting who we are, who we were and who we can become.We engage with the news that affects our community, behind and beyond the headlines. We build bridges that span from creators and innovators to storytellers and the outdoors. We focus on our challenges as many communities in one - as we celebrate what inspires us. We resonate with countless voices - in words and spaces, sounds and songs.We are "Scenic Roots."Ray Bassett hosts and produces "Scenic Roots" at WUTC.

Snapshots Of Chattanooga's Past

The Chattanooga News-Free Press archive, found at ChattanoogaHistory.Com

Maybe you saw the photo online in The Chattanooga Times Free Press of teens from the 1950’s sipping Coca-Cola, or maybe the photo from 1960 of Loveman’s department store in downtown Chattanooga.

These photos - and others - are part of a new weekly series at The Times Free Press, called:  “Remember When, Chattanooga?”

Mark Kennedy writes the stories in the series - and the photos are on loan from ChattanoogaHistory.Com, a website created by Sam Hall.

 

Credit The Chattanooga Times Free Press
Sam Hall

Sam is an amateur historian who started collecting and publishing vintage photos of Chattanooga back in 2014.

He also knows quite a bit about WUTC - and that’s where we began when he stopped by “Scenic Roots”...