Walking Dead locations for sale.

The Thompson Mercantile

for      SALE

This was a location for THE WALKING DEAD, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, MAMA FLORAs FAMILY, LAWLESS.
This historic building served as the general store for the town, and as the Cotton Auction House.

See the listing HERE 

Take a look here to see what the location is like!!!

Haralson FILM LOCATIONS.

EASY TO SUBDIVIDE Plenty of PARKING

HISTORIC
BIG

GREAT VISIBILITY
CHEAP

The space is unfinished, so you can finish it the way you want. Rustic Barn or General Store or Country manor house. It’s up to you

Just 13 minutes south of Senoia, this building has FANTASTIC VISIBILITY to Ga 85 for anyone traveling through Coweta County.
BE FOREWARNED. This is so far OUT IN THE COUNTRY that the GPS does NOT know where it is and will likely send you to Senoia. You may have to consult a “Paper Map” one of those multicolored paper things that folds up so c
lumsily.

It would make a perfect Antiques Mall with Auction Room.

Convenient to the counties of Fayette, Heard, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, and all of Cowetta County, and Griffin, and Newnan,

Call me for floor plans and more information. Take all or part.
Brian Bishop   404-307-2557
Historic Haralson Properties

 

Yet MORE filming in Haralson

People who are constantly on the look-out for places with character, for places that have dramatic presence, are constantly drawn to Haralson Ga.

This brief video is how they changed the setting for an episode of the Walking Dead because Haralson has such a dynamic visual character.  They could not resist.

CLICK on the silos to see the video.

More filming in Historic Haralson

Danai Gurira on location in Haralson. Click to see the interview.

The latest project to take advantage of the scenic character of Haralson Ga is The Walking Dead!!

Several episodes for The Walking Dead for Season 3 have been filmed here.

If you are a Walking Dead fan, you may want to attend the Zombie Wedding Bash in Haralson.

Just to help you find this post, here is a list of the cast of Walking Dead.

Andrew Lincoln	Rick Grimes (27 episodes, 2010-2012)
Sarah Wayne Callies	Lori Grimes (27 episodes, 2010-2012)
Laurie Holden	Andrea (27 episodes, 2010-2012)

“Lawless” filmed on location in Haralson

Gary Oldman enforces his claim on the territory.

Haralson as it might have been in the 1920s

Cameo role in “The Walking Dead”

The very popular AMC series “The Walking Dead” has been filmed all around Coweta County and Atlanta. No doubt viewers in this area recognize certain locations.

But during the episode “Nebraska” near the end of Season Two, Haralson makes a brief cameo, as Rick & Glenn drive their pickup truck down Main Street, passing the General Store as they head for the camera and Line Creek Road. The shot opens the scene right after the commercial break, midway through the episode.

If you are really a geek, try to see this shot of the gin buildings in the last frame before they cut to the next shot.

Of course, the REAL scenes of Haralson will hit the big screen in August, when “The Wettest County” opens in theaters. But more on that later.

Meanwhile, 5 Miles North in Senoia…

Idea House opens in Senoia
By Sarah Fay Campbell
The Times-Herald
The Southern Living Idea House in downtown Senoia is open to the public.
The house, called Abercorn Place by the magazine, is the grandest in a row of five brownstone-style townhouses in The Gin Property, a historically-flavored mixed use development in downtown Senoia.
Admission to the house is $10 for adults, and there’s no charge for children 12 and under. Proceeds from the admission fees will benefit the American Cancer Society’s Cattle Barons Ball.
 
The house is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 12.

Several speakers gave remarks at the opening event, including Paul Lombardi and Scott Tigchelaar of Historic Development Ventures, the developer, and representatives from Southern Living.

“It’s about the town of Senoia and how a town recognized what we wanted to do,” said Lombardi. Over the past several years, Historic Development Ventures has purchased various properties in Senoia and filled them with historically-inspired buildings.
Lombardi and RiverWood Studios got involved in Senoia in 1988. He enjoyed the town but “never really got into the community like we did now,” Lombardi said.
Several movies were made during that time, but before long, the movie industry moved on and things got pretty quiet at RiverWood. Most of the folks working at RiverWood headed back to Hollywood.
About 10 years ago, Lombardi’s wife, Sheila, passed away. Not long after, he returned to Senoia, along with Tigchelaar, his nephew, and he decided he wanted to get into development. “I didn’t want to do normal stuff. Because normal stuff is boring,” Lombardi said.
That meant some changes to downtown. “Change, for everyone, is tough,” Lombardi said. “We talked about taking charge, moving forward, and pushing it in a way that’s positive.”
The development really started about three years ago — with the groundbreaking for the first new building — on Main Street. “We got the best team we could find,” Lombardi said. That included architecture firm Historic Development Ventures of Peachtree City.
Many people in town, including Frank Hollberg and the late Paul McKnight, were part of the reason the project worked, Lombardi said. “I know you don’t believe this, Frank, but we wouldn’t have been here if it wasn’t for you,” he said.
“This has been a team effort,” said Tigchelaar. “The city backed us up. We couldn’t have done it without them.”
“We are very excited to bring this here today,” said Eleanor Griffin, editor-in-chief of Southern Living.
Some 16 million people will see the idea house in the Southern Living August issue, she said.
The house might bring some traffic and some newcomers to the city. “Don’t be mad at us. It’s all for a good cause,” Griffin said.
“The purpose of our magazine is to help keep the South as southern as possible,” Griffin said. The Idea House in Senoia is definitely different. “We see too many McMansions,” she said.
Historical Concepts has been working with “Southern Living” for two decades, she said. “If Historical Concepts has done it, it is done right.”
“This is probably one of the strongest houses we have seen,” she said. “Thank you for letting Southern Living be your neighbor.”
“I hope everybody shares our enthusiasm for what is going to happen in August,” said Rich Smyth, publisher of Southern Living.
Publishing a magazine is a team effort, he said, and so is building an Idea House. “This project is probably the poster child for a team effort,” Smyth said.
Jamie Elliott McPherson of Hearth and Home Interiors in Newnan is the lead designer for the house. Terry Pylant, also of Newnan, was the lead architect for the house.
“Not only does he have a great heart, he’s done a yeoman’s job in making it happen,” said Jim Strickland of Historical Concepts of Pylant.
McPherson was chosen for the Idea House after Southern Living visited his own home, on Roscoe Road, for a feature in the November 2009 issue.
Officials working on the Idea House project saw photos and “said that’s the style we want” for the house, McPherson said. After an interview process, he was chosen as the designer.
McPherson has been an interior designer for years, but this was a big step.
“I’d never even done a showcase room” before, he said. “It’s a great springboard for my career,” he said. And “Southern Living supported me 100 percent the entire way.”

Antique Furniture in an Antique Building

The story of Ridgeway, South Carolina reads very similarly to Haralson’s – town of less than 400 people, local economy originally based on cotton, rail line prominent in town’s history…

“Ridgeway boasts a town population of about 350. Originally known as New Town, Ridgeway obtained its present name when the owners of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railway decided not to build the railroad on the Camden route, but rather to use the “ridge way”. It was settled around the late 1700’s with settlers coming south from Virginia after the Revolutionary War. Others came north from Charleston in the early 1800’s to escape malaria.

As with most small country towns, the railroad played a large part in the growth of the town. Mostly a cotton town until the late 1930’s, timber took over in a big way and although no longer shipped by rail from Ridgeway, it is still a major commodity in Fairfield County. The Bank of Ridgeway, still in existence today, was one of only a few banks during the Depression to keep its doors open. Many of the older homes have been well preserved and a walk around the town will leave one feeling as if they have stepped back in time. Come and visit, stroll awhile, and enjoy our town.”

from web site for R.H. Lee & Co. Auctioneers, Inc. in Ridgeway, South Carolina

Architecture Students Study Historic Buildings in Haralson

By ELIZABETH RICHARDSON

Newnan Times-Union

erichardson@newnan.com

Haralson, Georgia – For the Georgia Institute of Technology architecture students who attend classes in the bustling metropolis of Atlanta, the little-known city of Haralson was a rare gem. 

They came in Saturday morning knowing very little about Coweta’s south-easternmost city, and they left with a newfound appreciation for barbecue, sausage and the structures that stand as a tribute to Haralson’s rich history of agriculture and manufacturing

On Saturday, around 18 students in Dr. Leslie N. Sharp’s Intro to Historic Preservation class broke into groups and fanned out across the town to complete a cursory survey form on each building in the city limits, as well as both cemeteries and the railroad.

According to Mayor Ted Bateman, Haralson has approximately 140 registered voters and around 50-60 buildings that were to be documented Saturday. Only about half of those buildings are truly historic, meaning they were built 50 or more years ago, according to Sharp. The town is about one mile in diameter from its center.

The town was founded in 1820, Bateman insists, though that date has been debated. The mayor said the city is pushing to be recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. Bateman says Haralson is the oldest surviving town in Coweta County and one of the 10 oldest in the state.

On Saturday, architecture students in each group had specific roles — photographer, note taker, driver, sketcher, map reader/plotter and talker — as they sought out historical building forms by looking for historical materials.

Sharp said the assignment was to “get them out looking at the community and buildings” for her class. She picked Haralson at the suggestion of a Georgia Tech alum who lives in Haralson.

“I wanted a rural community with landmark buildings — such as churches, governmental structures and different styles of homes — that also faces growth and development pressures,” said Sharp.

Sharp said she felt Haralson faces compelling issues because of its population growth and proximity to Atlanta.

Alysha Buck, 25, Ian Lauer, 23, and Emily Bacher, 26, were three of the students who participated in the survey work Saturday. They are each in pursuit of a masters degree in architecture. On Saturday, they were charged with surveying the buildings on Main Street in the heart of downtown. 

 Buck and Lauer both said they had experience doing survey work, and they all agreed it was beneficial to their overall study of architecture. 

Lauer was especially grateful for the opportunity because he is interested in pursuing a career in historic preservation.

“I have an interest in old buildings,” he said. “We’ve got to figure out how to preserve and reuse these historic structures.”

Bacher said she found Haralson to be charming and appreciated the beauty of the old buildings that line the downtown.

Buck said if she was the architect in charge of rehabilitating downtown, she would strive to protect the heritage while building onto the existing structures.

Sharps plans to use the information the students gather as a keystone for in-depth discussions about rural areas and the changing landscape. She wants to discuss how historic preservation can fit into one community’s master plan.

The students will be identifying areas of concern within the community. They will discuss whether there is a viable use for the buildings in downtown, as well as identify other opportunities for the city.

All of the information will be turned over to the city in hopes that it might be useful to Haralson in its future endeavors.

[For story by Winston Skinner previewing the survey, visit http://www.times-herald.com/Local/Tech-students-to-survey-Haralson-buildings-Saturday–1026913]

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