{"id":70940,"date":"2025-09-17T10:30:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=70940"},"modified":"2025-09-28T12:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T16:22:15","slug":"the-history-behind-the-photos-a-look-back-at-utcs-ever-changing-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/the-history-behind-the-photos-a-look-back-at-utcs-ever-changing-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"The history behind the photos: A look back at UTC\u2019s ever-changing campus\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Cannon Schultz, a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga first-year political science major and history minor, has &#8220;always been consumed by history and inspired by the fluidity of our changing society.&#8221; As a life-long Chattanooga resident, he said he has grown accustomed to campus and is fascinated by its history.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Searching through the digital archives, I found photos taken throughout the 20th century that stunned me,&#8221; Schultz said. &#8220;Buildings that no longer exist are forever cemented in those photos and any person has the capability to see what lies in their place now.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He said he felt motivated by what he saw and decided to replicate the photos. He edited the new images alongside the old ones, carefully aligning the angles and landmarks to create a blend of past and present.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What follows is Schultz&#8217;s retelling of the history behind the campus photos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">*******<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The University has undergone dramatic transformations in its almost 140-year history. After many renovations across the decades, much of its grounds remain unrecognizable from its humble founding. Photos taken throughout the 20th century can be compared to what the campus looks like today.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70943\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-attachment-id=\"70943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/the-history-behind-the-photos-a-look-back-at-utcs-ever-changing-campus\/founders-old-main\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-Old-Main.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Founders Old Main\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-Old-Main-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-70943 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-Old-Main.jpeg\" alt=\"A blended image showing the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus over time. In the foreground is the present-day brick entry gate on McCallie Avenue, with modern trees and students walking by. Superimposed are black-and-white historic photos, including the tall spired Old Main building and early 20th-century versions of the gate pillars.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-Old-Main.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-Old-Main-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-Old-Main-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-Old-Main-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-Old-Main-580x326.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-Old-Main-610x343.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">1917 vs. 2025: Founders Hall and Old Main from McCallie Avenue. Original photo courtesy of UTC Digital Collections.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Old Main building was built in 1886, serving as the entirety of the University, where it housed administration, classrooms and the library.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Administration Building was constructed in 1916 to its immediate left, giving way to Old Main\u2019s lonely perch on the hill. Hooper Hall and Race Hall flanked it on its right and would surround the structure. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Old Main was torn down in 1917 and the buildings that encircled it would use some of its material. The impressive structure now looms like a ghost in the photo, reminding those of its once prowess.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70946\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-attachment-id=\"70946\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/the-history-behind-the-photos-a-look-back-at-utcs-ever-changing-campus\/founders-hall\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-hall.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Founders hall\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-hall-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-70946 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-hall.jpeg\" alt=\"A composite image showing Founders Hall at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga across time. The present-day brick facade with arched windows and leafy trees is overlaid with a black-and-white photo from the 1940s of a worker on a ladder adjusting the building\u2019s clock tower.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-hall.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-hall-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-hall-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-hall-580x773.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Founders-hall-610x813.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">1940s vs. 2025: Founders Hall. Original photo courtesy of UTC Digital Collections.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This 1940s photograph shows a worker atop a ladder fixing the clock on the Administration Building. The building, renamed Founders Hall in 1950 to honor those who established the school, housed the University&#8217;s library for the next 22 years. Every president and chancellor since its completion would have their office in Founders Hall.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70948\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-attachment-id=\"70948\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/the-history-behind-the-photos-a-look-back-at-utcs-ever-changing-campus\/alumni-gateway\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Alumni-Gateway.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alumni Gateway\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Alumni-Gateway-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-70948 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Alumni-Gateway.jpeg\" alt=\"A composite image of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Alumni Memorial Gateway. The present-day red brick entrance wall and pillars are overlaid with black-and-white photos from the 1960s showing groups of students talking in front of the same gateway.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Alumni-Gateway.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Alumni-Gateway-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Alumni-Gateway-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Alumni-Gateway-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Alumni-Gateway-580x326.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Alumni-Gateway-610x343.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">1968 vs. 2025: Alumni Memorial Gateway from McCallie Avenue. Original photo courtesy of UTC Digital Collections.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students at UTC are pictured here standing and chatting in front of the Alumni Memorial Gateway off McCallie Avenue in 1968. A year later, the University of Chattanooga would join the University of Tennessee system, becoming what we know it as today, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The original brick and mortar was adorned with a new sign, reflecting the name change of the school and the slow evolution of campus.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70954\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-attachment-id=\"70954\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/the-history-behind-the-photos-a-look-back-at-utcs-ever-changing-campus\/guerry-center\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Guerry-Center.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Guerry Center\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Guerry-Center-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-70954 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Guerry-Center.jpeg\" alt=\"A composite image of the Guerry Center at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The present-day brick building, trees, and paved courtyard are overlaid with a black-and-white photo from the 1970s showing a large crowd of students gathered outside the building.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Guerry-Center.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Guerry-Center-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Guerry-Center-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Guerry-Center-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Guerry-Center-580x326.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Guerry-Center-610x343.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">1960s vs. 2025: Guerry Center from Oak Street. Original photo courtesy of UTC Digital Collections.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A congregation of pledges wait outside of Guerry Center in this photo taken in the 1970s. Students watch from a distance on the steps and grass, sitting in front of where Lockmiller Apartments would be built in 1982 and 1986.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Guerry Center was built in 1974 and was first called the University Student Center before it was renamed after the University\u2019s seventh president, Alexander Guerry.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70956\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-attachment-id=\"70956\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/the-history-behind-the-photos-a-look-back-at-utcs-ever-changing-campus\/chamberlain\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/chamberlain.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chamberlain\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/chamberlain-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-70956 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/chamberlain.jpeg\" alt=\"A composite image of the Chamberlain Field arch at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The present-day brick archway stands in color while an overlaid black-and-white photo shows a group of students from the mid-20th century standing beneath the same arch, wearing coats and smiling.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/chamberlain.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/chamberlain-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/chamberlain-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/chamberlain-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/chamberlain-580x326.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/chamberlain-610x343.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">1940s vs. 2025: South Stadium and Chamberlain Field. Original photo courtesy of UTC Digital Collections.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From 1908 to 1997, Chamberlain Field served as UTC\u2019s football stadium. Large stands on either side of the long stretch of the field used to hold 10,000 spectators. The South Stadium once sat along Oak Street, in front of Hooper and Race halls.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70958\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"877\" data-attachment-id=\"70958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/the-history-behind-the-photos-a-look-back-at-utcs-ever-changing-campus\/aeriel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/aeriel.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,877\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aeriel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/aeriel-1024x702.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-70958 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/aeriel.jpeg\" alt=\"A black-and-white aerial photo of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus with color labels marking modern campus landmarks. Red arrows point to McKenzie Arena, Boling Apartments, UTC Library, Derthick Hall, ARC, UC, Grote Hall, Lupton Hall, and Crossroads Dining Hall, while green arrows highlight Alumni House and Brock Hall.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/aeriel.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/aeriel-1024x702.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/aeriel-768x526.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/aeriel-800x548.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/aeriel-580x397.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/aeriel-610x418.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">1965 aerial photo of the UTC campus with key present locations marked. Original photo courtesy of UTC Digital Collections.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This aerial photo of the then University of Chattanooga campus shows the extreme renovations the campus has undergone over the past 60 years. From McKenzie Arena to Lupton Hall, the majority of the buildings on campus weren&#8217;t yet in existence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Learn more<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/admissions\/visit\">Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-collections.library.utc.edu\">UTC Digital Collections<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/apply\">How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since its inception, the UTC campus has undergone dramatic transformations in its almost 140-year legacy. 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