Category Archives: Historic Landmarks

City announces Scarecrows in the Square winners

November 3, 2006 – 8:04 am

Scarecrows took over the Marietta Square in October as individuals, groups, businesses, schools and clubs created scarecrows for display in Glover Park. As part of the city’s Halloween Happenings, Marietta Parks and Recreation awarded prizes for the best scarecrows, listed below with links to their pictures. OverallFirst Place: Gallet & Assoc of Georgia, IncSecond Place: [...]

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Theatre in the Square marks 25th anniversary

September 6, 2006 – 12:24 pm

Special thanks to the AJC for the article on our beloved Theatre in the Square… in the park on the Marietta Square. The public is invited to enjoy birthday cake, drawings for theater tickets and music by the cast of “Smoke on the Mountain.” The annual summer musical and “The 1940s Radio Hour” have been [...]

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Louise Burford Henry Park Renovations

August 15, 2006 – 9:06 am

Just got this from Holly (Holly Walquist) – thought you all might want to check it out – – – Holly’s Office Hours at City Hall: I currently hold office hours every Tuesday from 2pm-7pm if you would like to make an appointment to stop by and talk about issues that you have on your [...]

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Marietta community celebrates being among best in country

August 10, 2006 – 12:49 pm

Hundreds turned out for a party on the historic downtown Square to celebrate Marietta being named of the 10 best cities in America. U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey congratulated the community, and Governor Perdue sent a proclamation recognizing Marietta’s achievement as a 2006 All-America City. The award is the oldest and most respected community recognition program [...]

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Preservation rule to be topic of town hall meeting

August 1, 2006 – 4:02 pm

According to this latest MDJ article, the city is taking on Historic homes in a major way! Any thoughts? MARIETTA – Owners of historic homes in downtown Marietta want more protection for their properties, but not too much. Ward 4 City Councilman Van Pearlberg will hold a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 8 [...]

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A 4th of July to Remember – Traffic in Marietta

July 25, 2006 – 10:51 pm

Morning everyone! We had reported this story a few weeks back, but since the main star of it wrote us directly with all the details, we wanted to share it with the rest of you all (with his permission of course) ! Enjoy! A 4th of July to Remember 9:00am- 2.5 weeks before our baby?s [...]

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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: Too Crowded?

July 24, 2006 – 9:30 pm

In a recent article in the AJC, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is brought into the spotlight. Here are some exerpts from the article: For years, cross country teams across metro Atlanta have had free run of the popular trails at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. There, runners could get in their miles in sylvan [...]

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Retailer wants buyers to be worthy of her vintage clothes

July 6, 2006 – 7:41 am

Thanks to the AJC for this story! If you’ve ever bought a piece of clothing from Vintage by Judith on the Marietta Square and received a dirty look from the store’s namesake, don’t take it personally. Just understand ? Judith Nudi runs her store more as museum than mercantile ? she is reluctant to part [...]

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Friends, strangers buck up, aid injured carriage driver

June 13, 2006 – 12:47 am

Thanks to the AJC for letting us know about this story! What are your thoughts and opinions on this story? Thanks for sharing! Funds pour in to replace vehicle By CHRISTIAN BOONE The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A fixture of Marietta’s historic square was missing this past weekend, but a group of merchants, customers and well-wishers from [...]

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Lyman Homes site could be going to the MHA

May 22, 2006 – 12:36 am

In recent years, the working class home buyers in Marietta have been challenged with finding an affordable place to live in the city. Areas such as the lower income housing Johnny Walker homes have been demolished, amongst others, in hopes of a new grand plan for the city. According to the MDJ, The Marietta Housing [...]

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