Vol. 1
By the mid-twentieth century, most sizable companies and organizations documented activities and events via dedicated photographers. EPB was no exception. From company picnics to damaged power poles, everything was carefully recorded.
We are fortunate and grateful that so much of the photo archive remains – much of it in the form of medium format film negatives. Through these photos - we can better understand and 'experience' Chattanooga from 1939 through the 1960s.
The photos presented here are provided via permission by EPB. Images may not be republished without consent.
Support teams inside the EPB Operations Center
Lookout Mtn. Ice Storm Damage
A March 1960 ice storm was especially destructive to area mountaintops
Unique perspective
Unique perspective
Unique perspective
Ridgedale Substation - Feb 1949
EPB 10th Anniversary
Employees at Service Building
Wide load transport of a transformer downtown
1956 - All Electric Homes Billboard
Linemen work along Main Street – Early 1940s
Shadows of Linemen
Early Christmas Window Display Dec. 20, 1941
Incline Railway
Progress in Lamp Efficiency 1942
Feb 1942
Miss Fluorescent
1942: Westinghouse robot and dog
1942: Power for Victory displays
Not for the faint of heart: Installing poles and lines alongside the Incline Railway.
Mar 26 1943 - Power for Victory window display
Armed Forces Day Parade May 1958
Armed Forces Day Parade May 1958
Armed Forces Day Parade May 1958
Armed Forces Day Parade May 1958
Armed Forces Day Parade May 1958
Armed Forces Day Parade May 1958
Clift Street Changeover
EPB Customer Service Desk c. 1942
Dec 1939 - Market Street - Photo by Cline
Feb 1956 - lining out the new dispatchers board
Jim Thompson at Control Panel
Market Street Bridge Sign
Ode to the Chickamauga Dam: Display director Lonnie Hughes created this unique water feature / statue holding a model of the dam. It remained in the mezzanine fountain for at least 20 years.
Rural electrification: EPB expanded distribution to locations previously unserved.
Rural electrification: EPB expanded distribution to locations previously unserved.
The Chattanooga Steakhouse was the last occupant of Chattanooga’s first railroad depot, The Western & Atlantic, built in 1851. The building was demolished in the 1950s. This corner of MLK Jr. Blvd. and Market Street would become the site of EPB’s new headquarters in 2005.
Ellis Restaurant opposite the Choo Choo featured animated neon hopping frogs.
Neon at Night - Lawrence
Price Used Cars - Rossville Blvd.
Neon at Night - Rollerdrome
Neon at Night -The Record Shop
Town & Country Restaurant
North Market Street
Planters Peanuts - Brainerd Rd.