East Point Historic Civic Block

Its white columned colonnade, sunburst eyebrow dormers, and cupolaed clock tower are displayed on the city's flag and seal.

It features 1,500 seats with a balcony, palladian windows, quoined corners, decorative swags and medallions along the walls, and has a stage.

In the early 1960s, the Georgia Jubilee weekly radio show was broadcast live from the East Point City Auditorium.

[10] Almost all of the Library’s original features remain intact, including the dark wood bookcases, shelving, and Adam-style fireplace mantels.

Victory Park, dedicated to East Point citizens who died in service to the country, is in front of the Library.

The Park, anchored on each side by large magnolias, is home to a number of memorials, naming East Pointers who died in battle.

Yeast, chairman of the Bond Commission...The music for the occasion was furnished by the Russell High School band...

"[13] In 2011, the City Council issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for “a Multi-Purpose Government Complex” which called for the tearing down of several—if not all—of the existing buildings.

[14][15] A group of concerned citizens contacted the Mayor and questioned the need for the demolition of East Point's historical downtown structures.

The Mayor's request was turned down by the City Manager who then had the auditorium condemned by the Fire Marshal and Chief Building Official.

[17][18] Many citizens showed up in protest at Council meetings where the developers presented their plans for a new government complex with a parking deck.

[20] In the lobby of the City Auditorium was a custom display case which held the East Point Centennial Quilt.

EPHS member Mildred Finnell, who was chairman of the Woman’s Club art department at the time, designed many of the squares and oversaw making of the quilt.

Finnell said she called on club members to identify personal recollections of East Point history and then transfer those ideas to the individual squares.

Places in Peril is designed to raise awareness about Georgia's significant historic, archaeological and cultural resources, including buildings, structures, districts, archaeological sites and cultural landscapes that are threatened by demolition, neglect, lack of maintenance, inappropriate development or insensitive public policy.

[30][18][31][32] With its inclusion into the 2015 Places in Peril List, the story of the East Point Civic Block has received nationwide attention.

The building has been retooled as a few different businesses over the years, but most recently was used as storage for the East Point Main Street Association.