Vine Street Orphanage
"The Children's Home"
315 Gillespie Road
Chattanooga Tennessee

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125_years_1.jpg (211460 bytes) Newspaper - August 13, 1997

125 Years and Counting - Section 1

125_years_2.jpg (224046 bytes) 125 Years and Counting - Section 2
125_years_3.jpg (175363 bytes) 125 Years and Counting - Section 3
125_years_4.jpg (79429 bytes) 125 Years and Counting - Section 4
125_years_5.jpg (164050 bytes) 125 Years and Counting - Section 5
125_years_6.jpg (139551 bytes) 125 Years and Counting - Section 6
1957_christmas_from_cub_scouts.jpg (313083 bytes) Newspaper - December 17, 1957

Brownies & Cub Scouts Christmas Party for the Boys

v_architect_drawing_frontview.jpg (197457 bytes) Newspaper - late 1930's

"Architect's Drawing of the Entranceway of the new Vine Street Orphans' Home"

v_august_outing_1957.jpg (471295 bytes) Newspaper - August 24, 1957

Children's Home Outing to Lake Winnepesaukah

v_picnic_newsp.jpg (108286 bytes) Newspaper - "Orphanage Youngsters will Picnic Wednesday"
v_boys_cleaning_ditch_1939.jpg (498770 bytes) Newspaper - June 28, 1939

Vine Street Dedication - Boys Cleaning Ditch before Ceremonies

v_centennial_newsp_1.jpg (653915 bytes) Newspaper Article (1977)

100 Years of Service - Section 1
Started October 1877

Picture: 1937 Easter Egg Hunt

v_centennial_newsp_2.jpg (289319 bytes) 100 Years of Service - Section 2
v_childrens_home_cornerstone_1939.jpg (559630 bytes) Newspaper - 1939

Cornerstone to be laid.

Dedication Ceremonies

v_childrens_home_front.jpg (321326 bytes) Photograph of Vine Street - Angled view
v_childrens_home_front_belfrey_1955.jpg (399778 bytes) Photograph of Vine Street Entrance with Belfrey - 1955
v_childrens_home_front_view.jpg (288514 bytes) Photograph of Vine Street - Front view
v_childrens_home_in_summertown_1.jpg (525068 bytes) Article - Page 1: "The Children's Home in Summertown" - Walden Ridge, sometimes called "Three Oaks"
v_childrens_home_in_summertown_2.jpg (480559 bytes) Article - Page 2: "The Children's Home in Summertown" - Walden Ridge, sometimes called "Three Oaks"
v_childrens_home_in_summertown_3.jpg (175541 bytes) Article - Page 3: "The Children's Home in Summertown" - Walden Ridge, sometimes called "Three Oaks"
v_christine_daisy_waynette_chuckie_1959.jpg (345887 bytes) Newspaper - August 1959

Exchange Club Members visit

Christine Haven, Waynette Gattis (where are you?), Daisy Hawk and Robert Charlie Haven

v_easter_egg_hunt_1937.jpg (170422 bytes) Easter Egg Hunt - 1937
v_easter_egg_hunt_40s50s.jpg (275969 bytes) Easter Egg Hunt - 1920's, 1930's (1940's ?)
v_group_pic_40s50s_2.jpg (229405 bytes) Photograph - Picnic 1920's or 1930's
v_group_picture_1957_4.jpg (413714 bytes) Vine Street Group Picture - Children and Staff - 1957 (1958)
v_group_picture_1957_3.jpg (514439 bytes) Vine Street Group - Left half of above picture (close-up)
v_group_picture_1957_2.jpg (644768 bytes) Vine Street Group - Right half of above picture (close-up)
v_home_fire_june20_1960.jpg (321194 bytes) Vine Street Fire, Night Picture - June 1960
v_home_fire_june20_1960_2.jpg (942600 bytes) Vine Street Fire, Night Picture 2 (close-up)
v_home_fire_june20_1960_3.jpg (362099 bytes) Vine Street Fire, Fire Truck and Ladder at Front Entrance
v_home_fire_june20_1960_4.jpg (227772 bytes) Newspaper - June 21, 1960

"All the Children Are Safe"

v_home_fire_june20_1960_5.jpg (134458 bytes) Newspaper - June 21, 1960

"Morning After"

v_home_fire_june20_1960_6.jpg (199057 bytes) Newspaper

Vine Street Fire - Fighting the Fire and Getting the Children Out

v_home_fire_june20_1960_7.jpg (330660 bytes) Newspaper - Children after the fire - Neighbors take them into their homes
v_home_moved_to_brainerd_1939.jpg (274061 bytes) Newspaper - May 26, 1939

"Orphans Move Next Week; Board to Meet" - Move from Vine Street, Walden's Ridge to new location on Gillespie Road, Brainerd area of Chattanooga.

v_kathleen_lee_1966.jpg (131966 bytes) Newspaper - December 3, 1966

Concert for Children's Home and Bonny Oaks held at Bonny Oaks, Kathleen Lee and Eddie Mongar

Remember the "little steps" from the front entrance hall leading to upstairs?  Picture taken March 2002
v_movie_icecream_newsp.jpg (94500 bytes) Newspaper - 1940's (?)

"Orphans Enjoy Movie, Ice Cream at Capitol" and "Listen to hear the Abbott and Costello children's radio broadcast".

v_newsp_july4_1960.jpg (141062 bytes) Newspaper - July 4, 1960

Staff recognized for their efforts during the June 20, 1960 fire.

v_santa_1965_2.jpg (185873 bytes) Newspaper - 1965

Christmas Party for Children's Home and Chambliss Home - Given by Edmondson School, Chattanooga, Tennessee

v_vine_street_near_completion_1939.jpg (199752 bytes) Newspaper - 1939

Aerial view of Vine Street 

v_visiting_register_1959.jpg (632320 bytes) Visitor's Registry: Children's Home Open House Day - May 10, 1959
v_visiting_register_1959_2.jpg (204878 bytes) Vine Street Register List Continued
v_hairdo_day_1959.jpg (475513 bytes) Newspaper - 1958/1959

Girls day at the Beauty Salon

v_home_vine_street_3oaks.jpg (41098 bytes) Original Children's Home on Vine Street, Walden Ridge - Sometimes called "Three Oaks".
v_kids_newsp.jpg (82304 bytes) Newspaper - 1942

"Vine Street Orphanage Kids Luckiest in Town; They've 2 Ponies, 18 Acres"

v_mrs_bunn_retires_newsp_1.jpg (58707 bytes) Newspaper - January 1977

Mrs. Edna Bunn retires - left side of article.

v_mrs_bunn_retires_newsp_2.jpg (87877 bytes) Newspaper - January 1977

Mrs. Edna Bunn retires - right side of article.

v_mrs_weatherford_obit.jpg (14764 bytes) Newspaper - 1997

Mrs. Mary Weatherford's Obituary, DOD 11/22/1997

v_newsp_juanita_1959.jpg (44789 bytes) Newspaper - April 17, 1959

Children to see "Duke of Paducah" Show in Memorial Auditorium.

Daisy Hawk, Pete Hale, Juanita Haven, Paul Wishon and Sharron Gattis

v_playground_equip_1941.jpg (377302 bytes) Newspaper - August 3, 1941

"Children at Orphanage Use Play Equipment Given by Elks Lodge"

v_sunnyside_elementary_1954_1.jpg (54706 bytes) Sunnyside Elementary School Class Picture - 1954
v_television_room.jpg (69554 bytes) Television Room (?)
v_terry_white_christmas_newsp.jpg (34284 bytes) Newspaper - Terry White, one year old, at Christmas
v_thanksgiving2.jpg (600059 bytes) Thanksgiving Day
The following is reserved for pictures sent in by Vine Street Alumni:
kidwell_bobby_newspaper.jpg (46855 bytes) Dewane Kidwell sent this Vine Street 1930's era newspaper clipping which includes his brother, Bobby Kidwell (3rd from left), when the Kidwell brothers were at Vine Street before living at Bonny Oaks.
Dianne's Photo Album Click here to see Dianne Williams pictures at Vine Street.  Dianne was a toddler when she was sent to Vine Street.