Category Archives: Historic Landmarks

Recap of the Marietta Fireworks Finale 2010

July 6, 2010 – 9:01 am

Special Thanks to Adam for the excellent HD video footage

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Marietta City Council revises historic preservation ordinance

March 12, 2010 – 2:55 pm

Marietta City Council revised the city’s historic preservation ordinance March 10 to clarify sections of the ordinance. The Historic Preservation Ordinance allows the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) to recommend to City Council specific districts or properties to be designated as a historic district. A historic district is an area of a city that includes buildings [...]

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Marietta Downtown historic district design guidelines meeting postponed

August 18, 2009 – 2:22 pm

The informational meeting originally scheduled for Monday, August 24 at 5:30 p.m. to view a draft and discuss the design guidelines for the Downtown Marietta Historic District has been postponed. A make-up date will be announced when determined. For more information, call 770-794-5671.

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Theatre in the Square – Historical new look or StripMallesque?

July 2, 2009 – 6:56 am

I’m all for redesign when it makes sense, but the new proposed look for the Marietta Theatre in the Square next to the Marietta Pizza Company looks just plain bad. Councilman Jim King said it best with, “I can’t treat this any different than anyone else, I can’t think of any business that wouldn’t benefit [...]

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Lewis Park Renovations in Marietta are Complete – however, Still needs a couple improvements IMO

April 2, 2009 – 12:09 pm

The recent improvements to Lewis Park in Marietta are complete, but in my opinion, there are a couple unresolved issues. 1. The fencing around the park – the picket fence that was previously in place did a great job of keeping a little one from wandering out of the park to Campbell Hill Street – [...]

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Historic Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center

January 28, 2009 – 7:32 am

The historic Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center on Powder Springs Street near the Square is in the final phase of completing a $7 million

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Cobb County is now accepting nominations for new Public Parks

December 19, 2008 – 11:02 am

Cobb County is accepting nominations from the public for consideration of potential property purchases for public park land. Property owners must be willing to sell their property in order

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Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived December 4 at Glover Park in the Marietta Square

December 8, 2008 – 11:57 am

Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived December 4 at Glover Park in the Marietta Square. Local children’s choruses performed holiday music while Santa lit the giant Christmas tree, donated by Big John’s Christmas Trees, and visited with children in the gazebo.

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Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour is looking for a few good men and women

October 28, 2008 – 10:54 am

The Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour is looking for a few good men and women. The Home Tour Committee is scouting for people to serve as docents in the tour houses the weekend of the Tour December 6-7.

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STOP THE ROAD signs are back

September 23, 2008 – 5:01 pm

Well It looks like the infamous yellow “Stop The Road” signs are back on Whitlock Avenue. It seems that every couple years these infamous yellow signs come back from the residents. I can’t say that I blame everyone when it comes to this issue. The widening of Whitlock Avenue really wouldn’t provide any type of [...]

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