With the way pop culture swings and the trends of the past couple of years, you would think the ’80s were merely a second ago – not three decades. The years of Journey and Molly Ringwald may be long past, but they live on in our old school stories and shoulder pads – the ones tucked WAY back in our closets, of course. Take a step back in time with these 15 photographs from Tennessee, taken in a time we’ll never forget.
- Here’s a shot of WRVU broadcasting from Vanderbilt University.
Wikimedia The students were broadcasting the Rites of Spring festival in 1984.
- Belcaro, located in Knoxville.
Wikimedia This shot was taken in 1983. The structure was eventually demolished in 1996.
- A shot of the Clinch River, taken in 1982.
Wikimedia It looks a bit neater from across the river, wouldn’t you think?
- Coal Creek Road in 1981.
Wikimedia This shot was taken in Norris County.
- A shot of the Ryman Auditorium in 1982.
Wikimedia Broadway looks a little less crowded, doesn’t it?
- Green Bill Bar, photographed in 1989.
Wikimedia Green Bill Bar is the man responsible for several solid editions of the Boy Scouts Handbook. Our young men are forever in debt.
- Everyone having a good time at Ober Gatlinburg.
Wikimedia Here you can see the main slope at Ober Gatlinburg in 1988.
- Cades Cove in 1982.
Wikimedia You may be surprised at how little this stunning place has changed.
- Henderson Hall in 1985.
Wikimedia It is located on the Tennessee Technological University campus in Cookeville.
- A working scene from the early 1980s.
Wikimedia Here you can see a floor of an unnamed Knoxville factory.
- The Old Knoxville city hall building in 1983.
Knoxville - Wikimedia It now houses the law school facet of Lincoln Memorial University.
- This here is a shot of a U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130E-LM Hercules .
Wikimedia This photograph was taken on August 15, 1980.
- Here’s Knoxville, showin’ off.
Knoxville - Wikimedia Though taken in the 80s, the exact year is unmarked.
- Chattanooga looked a little bit different a few decades ago.
Downtown Chattanooga - Wikimedia This stunning shot of Chattanooga was taken in the early 1980s.
- Here you can see a shot of Graceland in 1989.
Wikimedia The King’s home has never looked so grand.
These rare photos of the Tennessee farming community are just as beautiful – take a step back in time!
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The students were broadcasting the Rites of Spring festival in 1984.
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This shot was taken in 1983. The structure was eventually demolished in 1996.
It looks a bit neater from across the river, wouldn’t you think?
This shot was taken in Norris County.
Broadway looks a little less crowded, doesn’t it?
Green Bill Bar is the man responsible for several solid editions of the Boy Scouts Handbook. Our young men are forever in debt.
Here you can see the main slope at Ober Gatlinburg in 1988.
You may be surprised at how little this stunning place has changed.
It is located on the Tennessee Technological University campus in Cookeville.
Here you can see a floor of an unnamed Knoxville factory.
Knoxville - Wikimedia
It now houses the law school facet of Lincoln Memorial University.
This photograph was taken on August 15, 1980.
Knoxville - Wikimedia
Though taken in the 80s, the exact year is unmarked.
Downtown Chattanooga - Wikimedia
This stunning shot of Chattanooga was taken in the early 1980s.
The King’s home has never looked so grand.
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