I-Chattanooga, Tennessee: Kusukela ku-Grime kuya ku-Green

Yeka ukuthi "Idolobha Elihle Kakhulu EmaMelika" libe yipharadesi elizinzile lanamuhla.

Uma u-1969 waseMelika unencwadi yaminyaka yonke, into ephakeme kakhulu eyanikezwa eChattanooga, eTennessee yayingeyona eyodwa yayizoziqhenya ngokuziqhenya ngaphezu kweziko. " I-Dirtiest City eMelika, " uWalter Cronkite wayesebenzisa idolobha elikhulu lezimboni nge-CBS Evening News Broadcast. Yiqiniso, idolobha eliseningizimu ye-Southeastern Tennessee, eliguquguqukayo phakathi kwezintaba ze-Appalachian neCumberland Plateau, alizange liziqhenye ngesihloko.

Kodwa yilokho okuphathelene nama-Chattanoogans. Abazithathi kahle izindaba ezinhle. Futhi ngaleyo ndlela njengazo zonke izinyathelo ezinamandla, iqembu labantu abambalwa abakhiphe izakhamuzi zaqala ukwenza ushintsho olukhulu.

Ngo-1985, bonke abantu babesebenze "i-Chattanooga Ventures," eyayiqhuba izinkundla eziyisithupha zomphakathi ezinesihloko esithi "Umbono ka-2000." Lezi zinkundla, ezivulelekile emphakathini wonke, zaziyizingxoxo ezigxile esikhathini esizayo-izindawo, ukudlala, umsebenzi, abantu , nohulumeni ukuba ngcono umphakathi nomadolobha azungezile.

Futhi kwenzeka kanjalo. Akuzange kwenzeke ngobusuku (kodwa futhi futhi, hhayi izinto ezingase zenze.) Kodwa ngempela kwenzeka.

Futhi amatafula manje aphendukile ama-degrees angu-180. I-Chattanooga yaziwa njengenye yezinto zobuciko zomgudu wokusimama emhlabeni jikelele. I-Tennessee River isuke ishukela ukuze ibhukubheke, futhi inethiwekhi yamapaki ne-greenways iyanda futhi ijikeleze idolobha. Izivakashi ze-Chattanooga zingasebenzisa ama-shuttles kagesi wamahhala azungezile edolobheni, futhi uma ziza nezimoto kagesi noma nzalo, zingasebenzisa iziteshi zokushaja zamahhala zamahhala.

Uma beya kwi-Majestic 12 yeCinema yedolobha, bazobona isakhiwo esenziwe 100% kusuka ezintweni ezenziwe kabusha. Ngisho nezindlu zangasese zisebenzisa amanzi emvula. Emakhilomitha angaba ngu-25 edolobheni, izitimela zamukela abantu abahamba ngezinyawo, abagijimi bezinyawo, nezintaba zezintaba ezihamba ngezinyawo ezingaphezu kwamakhilomitha angaphezu kwangu-100 emigwaqweni eyodwa-eyakhiwe izisebenzi zokuzithandela kule minyaka eyishumi edlule.

Imigwaqo yesevisi yehlathi isondela kabili lokho. Idolobha libuye liyindawo evelele yokukhwela ngamatshe, ukudonsa izidakamizwa, nokubukwa kwezilwane zasendle, futhi idolobha libeka ukugxila kokuvakasha kwebhayisikili, njengoba i-Chattanooga iba yinkinga yeSystem Bicycle Route System eSouth-mpumalanga.

Idolobha likhula njalo ngonyaka njenge-hotspot yokuvakasha okusimeme. Futhi akulula ukubona ukuthi kungani abantu bebathanda kalula ngokusho ngokuqondile, "I-Scenic City."

Indlela Yokuwa Ngothando NoChattanooga

AmaVibes we-'Nooga

Ngenye yalawo "amadolobha asekudala aseMelika" okwenzeka ukuba abe nomuzi wedolobha. Akuyona yendabuko "yaseNingizimu" nganoma yisiphi isimo sengqondo. Izibopho zomnsalo kanye nezicathulo zesikebhe ze-Sperry zifakwa esikhundleni se-tie dae nezinyawo ezingenalutho; I-McDonalds ithathelwa indawo yamakhofi nama-pop ahlanzekile futhi nanoma yikuphi umqondo wokuziqhenya kufakwe esikhundleni "sothando lwangempela futhi usize umakhelwane wakho" thayipha i-vibe. Njalo ngoLwesihlanu nangomgqibelo kusihlwa phakathi kwentwasahlobo yasekuseni nasekuqaleni kwekwindla, izivakashi ezamukelekile zikaChattanooga futhi zijabulela umculo wamahhala ophilayo, ukuhlamba okumnandi, nethuba lokugubha leli zwe elikhazimulayo nomakhelwane babo ebusuku. (Oh, nekhodi yokugqoka? I-barefeet yakhuthazwa!)

Emadolobheni uzobona izindlu ezinezivande zangaphandle, abantu beya emkhatsini wezinyawo ukuze baxoxe futhi banamathele.

Ngenkathi i-Chattanooga ingenayo inkinga yayo, inomusa omuhle futhi olula. Ungacishe uzwe "Shesha uphinde wehla!" njengoba ushayela edolobheni kusuka ku-1-24. Futhi baze bacabange ukuthi abaphelele, izakhamizi zibona ikusasa lomuzi njengoba lithembise futhi lizohlala isikhathi eside.

I-Ruby Falls

Ubani ongaphupha ukuthola into evelele? Izazi, izazi ze-geologists kanye nama-spelunkers banikezela imisebenzi yabo yonke ukuphayona engaziwa. Ngo-1928 uLobert Lambert, owuthandana nomvalo wamagundane ebusuku nochwepheshe wamakhemikhali ngosuku wenza okunye okutholile. Manje, imvula enkulu kunazo zonke ngaphansi komhlaba evulekile emphakathini e-United States, i-Ruby Falls enye yezinto ezikhangayo kunazo zonke ze-Chattanooga.

Ukutholakala kwe-waterfall kwenzeka ngengozi. ULambert kanye nabasebenzi bakhe base bechitha isikhathi esiseduze neThe Lookout Mountain, bazi ukuthi iNtaba yayinomlando owedlule ngomlando womdabu waseMelika kanye neMpi.

Babengazi, kwakudingeka bathole umthombo wamanzi wemvelo. ULambert kanye nabasebenzi bakhe babesebenza ukuze benze umhume ufinyeleleke emphakathini. Ngesinye isikhathi, bazizwa benomoya omkhulu futhi bacabanga ukuthi kukhona into elele ngaphandle. ULambert wasebenzisa amahora angu-17 ehamba ngezinyawo emadolweni nasemadolweni kuze kube yilapho efika emanzini amamitha angu-145. Eqinisweni, imidwebo yothando lomdwebo ka-1920, waqamba amagoli ngemuva komkakhe uRuby. Umhume wavulelwa umphakathi ngo-1929 futhi waqhutshwa kuze kube yilapho ukucindezeleka kuhlasela futhi indawo yokuvakasha kwakudingeka ibike ukuthi i-bankruptcy.

Futhi indaba ayimi lapho. Ngaphansi kobunikazi obusha, amakhopho aqhubeke ekhula iminyaka engu-85 futhi ngonyaka athola izivakashi ezingu-400,000.

Ngenxa yemvelo yamaprole eco-system, i-consultant yemvelo yenzelwe ukwenza ukuhlolwa kwaminyaka yonke futhi isize ukugcina ibhalansi phakathi kokuvakasha kanye nomthelela wayo.

Umgomo wabo wukugqugquzela "ukukhiqizwa kwamandla avuselelekayo, ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwamagesi okushisa okushisa, ukuvuselelwa kabusha nokuncishiswa kwemfucuza, nokuhlelwa kokusetshenziswa komhlaba" [1]. I-Ruby Falls ibuye ibe yi-Green Globe okukhanga okuqinisekisiwe kwe-US.

I-Lookout Mountain

Phezulu kwe-Lookout Mountai nyi-Rocky City Gardens nephuzu elibheke embusweni ayisikhombisa. I-Tennessee, i-Alabama, i-Georgia, yaseNingizimu Carolina, eNyakatho Carolina, eVirginia naseKentucky nayo yonke ingabonwa ngosuku olucacile nangama-binoculars ngezinsuku ezinokubonakala okuphansi. Abavakashi bangenza usuku lwePhuphu neRokungena ngokuthenga iphasiwedi efaka ukungena kokungena kuzo lezi zikhangisi ezimbili kanye nomzila wesitimela ozohamba nawo ozokuthatha endaweni yaseSt. Elmo kuze kube seqongweni seNtaba. Lezi zikhangisi ezintathu zihlanganisa ngokuphelele imvelo, i-adventure, nomlando kanye ne-charm yaseNingizimu.

Ukunyuka kweDwala

Uma nje umile eduze kwentaba akukunikezi injabulo oyifunayo, ungasebenzisa njalo ukunyuka kwedwala likaChattanooga langaphandle. Izigxobo eziningi nezintandokazi zifika edolobheni kuphela kule njongo. Izinqwaba zamadwala nama-jug hangs zinikeza ithuba elihle lokuzijabulisa. I-Foster Falls neTennessee Wall yizindawo ezimbili abagibeli bezemidlalo abavame ukuzenza kodwa abaqalayo bangasebenzisa futhi. Iningi lamigwaqo egoqa yi-V4 noma ngaphezulu bese ufika ulungele ukuyikhukhumeza kanye nenkinga ukuxazulula futhi njalo, ulethe i-crash pad!

Ukukhuphuka kwamadwala enomndeni kungatholakala ku-gym yangaphakathi, i-High Point.

Indlela Yokuthola Konke

Ukuhamba eduze kwedolobha laseChattanooga kuyinto enobungane abahamba ngezinyawo ukuthi uzophinda uvuselele okhiye bakho. Ukuhamba ngebhayisikili, ukuhamba nokuthatha amazwe amakhulu amabhasi kagesi kukhuthazwa kakhulu izindlela zokuhamba. I-Greenway Loop izoqedela ukwakhiwa kulo nyaka futhi isethelwe ukuhlinzekela ukufinyelela kumamayela angu-25 emigwaqweni eduze nomfula. I-walkways ayivumeli kuphela izakhamizi ukuthi zihlole izinto futhi zihlale ziphilile, kodwa nethemba nokuthi lixhuma nabantu abangase bangenjalo! Imigwaqo izoba idabula edolobheni futhi yenza kube lula ukuhamba ukusuka ekhaya lakho uye endaweni yedolobha bese ushiya imoto emile egaraji. Ngokuthuthukiswa kwezomnotho okungeziwe, abathuthukisi bafuna ukubuyisela izimboni futhi basebenzise izindawo ezingaphansi kwe-greenways bese bebeka isiteji sekusasa eliphelele.

Ukuthuthuka okufanayo okuthakazelisayo ku "design design" kutholakala emabhizinisini edolobha kanye nokwakhiwa. Phakathi kwe-13th no-17th Street idolobha lihlala ithanki elide elingamamitha angu-75 eliqoqa ama-105 000 amalitha amanzi amanzi ukuze anisele indawo. I-Majestic Theatre neFinley Stadium yizikhungo ezimbili ezinamakhono eco-friendly. I-Majestic iyinkundla yokuqala eqinisekisiwe yegolide ye-Gold LEED e-US futhi i-canopy yasebusheni phezu kwepaki yokupaka yaseFinley inikeza amandla okugesi igridi kagesi yenkundla.

Uzohlalaphi

Umzila wesitimela wawubeka umuzi ebalazweni futhi uqhubeka usebenza njengesihloko esiyinhloko. I-Chatanooga Choo Choo ingaphezu nje kokurekhodiwe hit kusukela kuma-40. Isiteshi sesitimela esidala saphinda sakhiwa ngawo-1970 ehhotela, ekudleni nasezikhungweni zokuthenga. Izivakashi zingahlala kwenye yezimoto zokulala ze-Victorian-era nephupho lokuphila eT linesee Valley line. Vuka ngakusasa ekuseni bese uvakashela enye yezinto ezikhangayo eziphezulu, i-Tennessee Valley Railway Museum. Bese uthatha isitimela se-incline ukuya eRuby Falls!

Uma izimoto zesitimela eziphindwe kabusha akuzona izindawo zokuhlala ozikhethela zona, cabanga ukuhlala ku-Crash Pad. Ihostela kuphela emhlabeni ukubamba isitifiketi se-LEED, ukuhlukaniswa okungekho okuncane. Umgomo we-Crash Pad ukukhuthaza izimpahla ezifakiwe ngaphakathi nebhizinisi, okungabonakala ekhofi abasebenza ekwakhiweni kwesakhiwo ngokwaso. Ngisho nezimbambo zabo zomnyango zenziwe ngumdwebi wendawo, uBryan Strickland. Lehostela nayo yenzelwe ngokukhethekile abagibeli ukuba babe nendawo "yokushayeka" ngemva kosuku olude odongeni.

Udinga ukuhlala ehhotela lendabuko? Ungahlola i-http: //www.chattanoogahospitalityassociation.com/green.html ukuze uthole uhlu lwehhotela lama-Chattanooga Green. Ukusimama okubili kanye nenduduzo - ayikho i-duo engcono kakhulu lapho!

Ukudla kuphi

Ngemuva kosuku olude lokuhamba ngezinyawo ezinhle futhi uzibekela inselele e-hill landscape ngebhayisikili kagesi, ngeke kudingeke ubheke kude nokukhethwa kokudla okumnandi okutholakala endaweni enhle.

I-Blue Plate ekhethekile yayiwumphumela wokudinga isikhathi sokucindezeleka. Ekuqaleni abantu babezovakashela ama-diners futhi bakhonze noma yikuphi umculi abekhona. Ukudla kwadonswa ngamapuleti alahlekile ahlukanisa amaprotheni avela emanzini. I-Today Blue Plate yokudlela ithatha leyo mqondo ibe yizinga eliphakeme. Bese benza konke kusukela ekuqaleni kodwa amapulethi ayaphinde abuyele futhi okuningi ukudla kutholakala ebhizinisini lendawo - konke okuvela ezintweni ezibhaka kanye nokuphatha, e-ayisikhilimu, kuya kulelo ikhofi livela endaweni ezungezile. Amapulazi e-River Ridge anikezela imifino evunwa ngesikhatsi futhi anikeze ekwenzeni i-Southern Comfort cuisine ithole ukunambitheka nokuhle.

Kulabo abathandayo inyama, kukhona i-Urban Stack, ethembisa ukuthi "inyama ekhona yonke-yemvelo, i-organic, isondlo, i-free-range noma yamapulazi ahlalayo futhi ahlanzekile". Ngesiqubulo esithi, "Killer Burgers, Manly Drinks" lokhu kuyindlela yokuchelela eyodwa ongase ucabange ukuthi uHatfield uthatha uhambo oluvela ePigeon Forge ukuze aguqe. Isakhiwo ngokwayo i-LEED eqinisekisiwe futhi isetshenziselwa ukwakha isakhiwo sezithuthi zaseningizimu. Sincoma ukuthi sizame i-Little Piggies Chilli engu-3, ​​enezinhlobo ezintathu zenyama (izingulube), ithani lama-veggies futhi iyiphunga elimnandi. Mane ungatshele ukuthi uMcCoy unayo ibhakoni!

Uma u-foodie othandwayo we-herbivore, siphakamisa i-Farmers Daughter, etholakala eNyakatho Chattanooga. Ukunyakaza kwepulazi kuya etafuleni sekuthole ukudonsa okuningi eminyakeni yamuva futhi lokhu kusungulwa kungenye yezizathu zokuthi kungani. Inhloso yabo ukuhlakulela ibhizinisi kumakhelwane babo, kanti ngenkathi abalimi abasebenza nabo yingxenye enkulu yalokhu, futhi bakhuthaza abaculi bendawo kanye namabhizinisi asekhaya. Bamba izitolo zokuzijabulisa, amakilasi okupheka kanye nemicimbi yomphakathi ekhombisa umsebenzi abantu abadolobheni abadalwa. Ngenkathi imenyu ayiyona yonke imifino noma imifino - ihlinzeka kancane kancane kulabo abasondelene nesitshalo. Imenyu esekelwe kwenkathi kanye nesimo esithambile, esikhangayo sizoheha abavakashi bazo zonke izinkolelo.

Ngokukhetha okunye, vakashela i-http: //www.chattanoogafun.com/dining/locallyharvest ukuthola uhlu 'zokudlela ze-Nooga ezibandakanya imikhuba eqhubekayo.

Indlela abantu abangabumba ngayo umphakathi

Kanye namahhotela ahlala endaweni, amahostela, abashayeli bezokuvakasha nabanikazi bokudlela, kungukuzibophezela komuntu ngamunye edolobheni okwenza i-Chattanooga ukuthi iyini. Ukufakelwa okunye kwe-Chattanooga kwenziwe okuningi kokubili imvelo nokugcina i-Chattanooga ... kahle ... Chattanooga-y. UJim Johnson waphumelela eWesleyan futhi wacabanga ukuthi uzoba eBoston isikhathi eside. Kodwa-ke, uchungechunge lwezehlakalo zokuphila zamholela emadolobheni amancane eTennessee futhi ngokushesha wasithandana nakho konke-ukuvuleka, umqondo womphakathi, konke. Kusukela ngalesosikhathi uye wazinikela izinkulungwane zamaRandi namahora ngesikhathi sokugcina izakhi zemvelo zikaChattanooga nokugcina umuzi ungena ngaphansi kwezinguquko.

Umqhubi wamabhayisikili, uJim naye ungumsunguli we-BikeTours.com, ugcizelela umthelela ophansi nokuthutha okuqhubekayo kokubona umhlaba. Le nkampani iyisibonelo esihle sokucabangela 'kwamaNoogans ukungenzi nje umehluko emphakathini wakubo, kodwa futhi emhlabeni jikelele.

Uthi uJohnson ebhizinisini lakhe, "Siyiyona kuphela inkampani emele izinkampani zendawo yokuhamba ngebhayisikili emhlabeni wonke. Ngaphandle kokunye okuhlukile, zonke izinkampani zokuvakasha ngebhayisikili zihamba ngezinkambo zebhayisikili. okuwukuphela kwezinto ezidluliselwa ngaphezu kokuba yinkampani yokuthengisa kuphela okuya phambili ekuthuthukiseni ibhayisikili nokuthuthukiswa kwebhayisikili endaweni, ezweni nasemhlabeni jikelele. "

"Sizama ukuvuselela ukuvakashelwa kwebhayisikili eNepal, isibonelo, ngokusebenza no-opharetha wendawo endaweni yokuzilibazisa ehamba ngezintaba lapho, ukuvula izwe emakethe enkulu kunabanye abadlali abanolwazi."

Isikhathi Sokuvakashelwa

Leli gugu le-Appalachian lizokwenza wena futhi ikunike umqondo wokuvuselela. I-Chattanooga inikeza ithuba elihle lokungena ngaphakathi futhi lizwe okwedlule njengoba lihlanganisa nekusasa. Ngakho-ke hamba, thola ithikithi lokugibela futhi uvakashele e-Eastern Tennessee ukuze uzibonele. Ukukwazi ukuthi i-Chattanooga njengento egciniwe futhi egcwele ngokwemvelo ukuyithanda.

"Siphelile ukuhlazeka kwezemvelo ukuba sibe idolobha eliziqhenya kakhulu ngokuzibophezela kwalo emvelweni," kuphetha uJohnson. "Kwathatha amahloni eminyakeni engaba ngu-50 edlule ukuqinisa amandla ethu okuziqhenya, futhi senze okungaphezu kwalokho okwenziwe esikhathini esedlule."