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Take a tour in time through the decades in Johnson City, Tennessee on Ted's Johnson City Time Warp.
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08/16/2024

1964 - Wirth rushes in and Herron comes over to bring down a Western back in this Buc play in a 1964 game with Western Kentucky with a final score of E.T. 16 - Western Kentucky 9. Source: Retrieved from the 1965 Buccaneer, Courtesy of Archives of Appalachia - ETSU.

08/16/2024

August 1945 - "Heroes Of The Hour" - A story that took place in Johnson City on the evening of the news break that Japan had surrendered to allied terms bringing an end to WW II. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 16th, 1945 by Ted Bowers.

08/16/2024

August 1953 - Halloween Carnival - Winners in the 1952 Halloween Carnival left to right are Phyllis Johnson, Glen Alexander and Gary and Becky Hilton. This picture was in a collage of photos of events that took place in the Parks and Rec. in Johnson City during the past year. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 16th, 1953 by Ted Bowers.

08/15/2024

August 1964 - Looking east on West Main approaching the intersection of West Main and Boone Streets during August of 1964. You can see the old City Hall at the corner on the left (presently a parking lot), and across Boone, the Tennessee Theatre (presently the bus station). Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 15th, 1964 by Ted Bowers.

08/15/2024

1978 Buc Basketball - "Cat Watson (22) lets go with one of his famous outside shots against Middle Tennessee." Source: Retrieved and formatted from the 1978 Buccaneer, courtesy of Archives of Appalachia, ETSU.

08/15/2024

August 1947 - Drive-In Movie ads for the Tri-City Drive-In Movies on the Kingsport-Bristol Highway and the King Springs Drive-In on King Springs Road. These were the first two Drive-In movie theatres around Johnson City with King Springs being the first. Before there was two drive-in's, the ads in the paper did not give a name to the drive-in, just advertised as drive-in in very small print. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 15th, 1947.

08/15/2024

August 1959 - Dennis the Menace - Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 15th, 1959 by Ted Bowers.

08/15/2024

August 1993 - Bringing down The Majestic Theatre at 239 East Main St. in downtown Johnson City that closed on September 1st, 1981. Pictured: "Ray Jones of E. Luke Greene Construction Co. takes center stage during the final hours of Johnson City's Majestic Theater." Staff Photo by Eddie LeSueur. Source: Scanned from the Johnson City Press dated August 15th, 1993.

08/15/2024

August 1966 - Looking south on North Roan from above the entrance on the left of the photo to what was then K-Mart at the Johnson City Plaza, now Target. On the right side going south was nothing but billboards, the visible billboards are along what is now Mountcastle, a shopping plaza on this side now where Johnny Brusco's and etc. are located, the opposite side, a McDonalds. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 15th, 1966 by Ted Bowers.

08/15/2024

August 1957 - "Night Passage" - Starts Friday - August 16th, 1957 at the Majestic Theatre at 239 E. Main Street in downtown Johnson City. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 15th, 1957.

08/14/2024

August 1970 - Dennis the Menace - Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 14th, 1970.

08/14/2024

August 1959 - "Here is the Stein-Way team of the Johnson City little League." Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 14th, 1959. Improved and enhanced by T.B.

08/14/2024

August 1962 - Ad for Diet Rite Cola - "Diet Rite Cola was introduced nationwide and marketed to the general public as a healthful beverage in 1962." Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 14th, 1962 by Ted Bowers.

08/14/2024

August 1945 - One of the pictures captured in downtown Johnson City on August 14th, 1945 after President Truman announced the end of WW II at 7:00 p.m. Police said they could not remember when as large a crowd gathered downtown. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 15, 1945. "At 7 pm on August 14, 1945, President Harry Truman stood before reporters gathered at the White House and announced the unconditional surrender of Japan. The Pacific War was over. Although the formal signing of the terms of surrender ending World War II would not occur until September 2nd, the announcement of Victory over Japan Day, or V-J Day, sent millions of Americans–citizens and members of the armed forces, out into the streets of cities and towns across the country and around the world."

08/14/2024

It was on this day 75 years ago on August 14th, 1945 at 7:00 p.m. that President Truman made that announcement. People of Johnson City flooded the downtown streets in celebration after hearing the announcement of the end of WW II. "At 7 pm on August 14, 1945, President Harry Truman stood before reporters gathered at the White House and announced the unconditional surrender of Japan. The Pacific War was over. Although the formal signing of the terms of surrender ending World War II would not occur until September 2nd, the announcement of Victory over Japan Day, or V-J Day, sent millions of Americans–citizens and members of the armed forces, out into the streets of cities and towns across the country and around the world." Retrieved and formatted from microfilm dated August 15, 1945 by Ted Bowers, Courtesy of the use of East Tennessee State University's film and equipment.

08/14/2024

August 1957 - Dennis the Menace - Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 14th, 1957.

08/14/2024

August 1957 - "The Last Hunt" and "Forbidden Planet" - Now Showing - Wed., Aug. 14th, 1957 at the Skyline Drive-In Theatre on the New Jonesboro Hwy. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 14th, 1957.

08/14/2024

Circa mid 50's - You are looking in a northwest direction across North Roan at the Beverly Court and Coffee Shop on North Roan at Sunset, (present location of Aaron's Electronics). Closed around August of 1964 to make way for a bank. You can find several posts on this page of the Beverly Court, it changed looks sometime after this photo was made. Source: Postcard.

08/13/2024

Circa early to mid 60's - Moonshine bust at the Thunderbird Lounge in Newport Tn. Do not have a citation for this photo.

08/13/2024

August 1950 - The Snack Bar, adjacent to the Tennessee Theatre. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 13th, 1950.

08/13/2024

August 1959 - "Cry Terror" - Now Showing - Thursday, Aug. 13th, 1959 at the Tri-City Drive-In Movies on the Kingsport Hwy. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 13th, 1959 by Ted Bowers.

08/13/2024

November 1967 - "All-Service Family" - "With a pride so appropriately justified, Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Smith arrange the pictures of their soldier sons on the wall of their home in Boone Trail Subdivision. Four of their five sons are now with the armed forces and the fifth recently had a medical discharge. Four have been in Vietnam; two are still there. The photographs, from left, are Pvt. Jesse W. Smith, Pfc. James W. Smith, Sgt. Jack W. Smith Jr., and Sft. Jeffrie W. Smith. The son just discharged and at the family home at present is Sgt. Joe W. Smith IV. Their father was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the 1930's and a commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II." Source: Scanned from the Johnson City Press dated November 5th, 1967, Courtesy of Janith Smith.

08/13/2024

Howard McCorkle's freshman picture (circa 1923) while in the Johnson City Schools. Mr. McCorkle graduated from Science Hill High School in 1927. He became a math teacher at Junior High in 1933, in 1943 was named principal of Science Hill High School. He became Supervisor of Instruction for the city school system in 1952 and in 1956 became Superintendent of Schools until he retired in 1974. C Howard McCorkle April 8, 1909 - October 11, 1998. Source: Most from the 1974 Wataugan.

08/12/2024

August 1967 - TV programing for the Johnson City area for Saturday evening August 12th, 1967. Source: Retrieved from a Carolina/Tennessee edition of TV Guide dated August 12th, 1967.

08/12/2024

Circa 1945 - An East Tennessee State College Student on a Coca-Cola Delivery Truck. Source: Retrieved from the 1946 Buccaneer, Courtesy of Archives of Appalachia - East Tennessee State University.

08/12/2024

August 1967 - Dennis the Menace - Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 12th, 1967.

08/12/2024

August 1967 - Pepsi appreciates the assistance of the members of the Green Team, Jonesboro Little League, coached by Cecil Green and Maynard Curtis, in making this picture. All people in the photo are named in the caption. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 12th, 1967.

08/12/2024

August 1945 - "Tarzan and the Amazons" - Showing Monday and Tuesday - Aug. 13th and 14th, 1945 at the Tennessee Theatre at 146 W. Main at Boone in downtown Johnson City. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 12th, 1945 by Ted Bowers.

08/12/2024

August 1962 - Showing Now - Sun., Aug. 12th, 1962 - "Exdous" at the Tri-City Drive-In Theatre on the Kingsport Hwy. and "Thunder Road" and "Maracaibo"at the Twin-City Drive-In Theatre on the Elizabethton Hwy. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 12th, 1962 by Ted Bowers.

08/12/2024

August 1966 - Dennis the Menace - Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated August 11th, 1966 by Ted Bowers.

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Introduction to Ted’s Johnson City Time Warp

Welcome to Ted's Johnson City Time Warp, a page consisting of a wide variety of past events, happenings and history in Johnson City, Tennessee. These post are attributed to many hours of extensive research and work getting the most of them formatted from microfilm from the Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Much appreciation to the employees of the East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library in the microfilm department and the Archives of Appalachia for all their help in making this happen. All of these post are shared with the Johnson City Memories Group on Facebook, including many more of my post that are not included on this page. I want to thank all the people who have liked and follow this page. If there is an older post you are looking for, go to the left column and click on posts, a space will appear to the right under the cover photo that will say, 'Search for post on this page', just type in a word that relates to what you are looking for and hit enter. If you can't find it there, I suggest you search on the Johnson City Memories site.