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Northshore
Boutiques, galleries, and riverfront lawns between the bridges.
Located across the Tennessee River from Downtown, Chattanooga's Northshore is a vibrant neighborhood filled with independent boutiques, locally owned restaurants, coffee shops, public art, and green spaces. Its walkable streets, welcoming atmosphere, and riverfront parks make it a favorite for both visitors and locals.
What makes Northshore special
Walk off the Walnut Street Bridge and you land on the lawn at Coolidge Park, with a carousel on one side and Frazier Avenue's shops on the other. The stretch locals call "between the bridges" packs artist-run galleries, a decades-old bookstore, ice cream, doughnuts, and patios into a few easy blocks. History runs deep here too: after Emancipation, this area was settled as Hill City, a town with a Black majority that later became part of Chattanooga.
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