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East Point, communicating a sense of place, community pride and heritage, while providing for a successful business and
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Downtown Flashback Feature

Each month, the East Point Historical Society provides an article for the "Flashback Feature" for the Downtown Newsletter. Each article highlights a piece of East Point's vibrant history. More information about East Point's history is available at the East Point Historical Society located at 1685 Norman Berry Drive, East Point, GA 30344. You can contact them at (404) 767-4656 or visit www.eastpoinths.org. All "Flashback Features" will be archived on the website and can be accessed at any time.

East Point’s Centennial Quilt - A History Lesson in Needlework:
Part Six: Community Landmarks, Article 1 of 2

Flught Health TreasturesIn 1987, members of the East Point Woman’s Club stitched together a quilt to commemorate East Point’s Centennial. Each of the 49 squares helps tell the story of East Point’s history. The quilt is on display at the East Point Historical Society. This is the sixth in a series of East Point history lessons, as reflected in a sampling of the quilt’s squares.

Nellie's Chapel

East Point’s first church was built in 1873 as a memorial to Nellie Thompson, the seven year old daughter of Dr. J.D. Thompson, one of East Point’s early founders. It served as the meeting place for many other congregations until their church buildings could be erected. The building originally faced Main Street but was later moved to face East Point Street. Additions were made and repairs made after a major fire and it is now known as East Point Avenue United Methodist Church.

The Fairfax

The Fairfax was one of three theaters in downtown East Point built beginning in the 1920s and reflecting the popularity of film entertainment. “Gone With the Wind” was released in 1939 in the heyday of the movie industry. The Fairfax (Main Street) and the East Point Theater (Church Street) were demolished in the 1950s. The Russell Theater (Jefferson Avenue and later renamed the East Point Theater) operated in to the 1960s.

Victory Park

Built in 1970, this park is dedicated to East Point’s service men and women killed in war. The name comes from the USS East Point Victory, a cargo ship launched in 1945, honoring East Point’s success in World War II loan drives and Red Cross activity. The ship was decommissioned in 1969. Plaques removed from the ship were placed in the park along with a 1919 Howitzer machine gun and tributes to the war dead.

 

 

 

 

» Read East Point’s Centennial Quilt: A History Lesson in Needlework, Part Six: Community Landmarks, Article 2 of 2
» Read East Point’s Centennial Quilt: A History Lesson in Needlework, Part Five: Commerce, Continued...
» Read East Point’s Centennial Quilt: A History Lesson in Needlework, Part Five: Commerce
» Read East Point’s Centennial Quilt: A History Lesson in Needlework, Part Four: Education
» Read East Point’s Centennial Quilt: A History Lesson in Needlework, Part Three: City Services
» Read East Point’s Centennial Quilt: A History Lesson in Needlework, Part Two: Industry & Manufacturing, Part Two
» Read East Point’s Centennial Quilt: A History Lesson in Needlework, Part Two: Industry & Manufacturing, Part One
» Read related Flashback Feature about the East Point Centennial Quilt

East Point Historical Society
Learn more about East Point history and see first hand the collection of artifacts, photographs, maps and records that further illustrate East Point’s history. Visit the East Point Historical Society at 1685 Norman Berry Drive. Museum & Archives - Free Admission - Free Parking
- Thursdays 1 - 4 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Phone: 404-767-4656