Want to Buy The Town From Walking Dead? Downtown Grantville, GA is For Sale

Well perhaps not the entire town of Granville but there are nine buildings that were purchases years ago that are now up for auction on Ebay.  So far the bid is at $680,000.  So what’s so special about this town?  Well, right now it’s a “Walking Dead” attraction as some of the episodes from season three were filmed there.   Also, there are three movies to slated to start filming in the area.  One movie is a follow up to the scary thriller “The Ring.”

So if you are interested in a town that’s known particularly for shooting scary shows and movies involving dead people, ghosts, and stuff that will kill you, then Granville could be your town.  No wonder this guy is selling!

Here’s the actual ad:

This is an opportunity for someone to own a piece of history. The City of Grantville is a vibrant community just south of Newnan Georgia. This downtown area is always being scouted by the movie industries and has been home to several block busters as well as TV shows like the walking Dead who have filmed several episodes in the downtown area. This is a money maker for anyone trying to invest in an area that’s about to burst. The downtown area has several tenants occupying a good of the 45% percent of the area for sale, so instant revenue. The area for sale is approximately 34,000 Square feet of usable space. This includes 9 Buildings which include: Retail areas, Loft Apartments, Pizza Restaurant, Bar or Pub, Restaurant, Pharmacy, Office space and many other combinations. If you have any questions please call 770-583-8864.

Property tours everyday at 2PM
$20.00 a square foot
Annual property tax is $4,524 currently receiving $6,500 a month in rentals with less than half occupancy
Newly added pictures to show some more of what is available these are locations like the restaurant, bar and pizza parlor.
Update:
Three movies just signed up to film in Grantville two very well known actors will be staring in the roles. The other movie is a sequel to the very popular “The Ring”. These movies are another source of income for the next owner.

City History

The history of the City of Grantville can be traced back to 1852. The original name for our city was Calico Corner. “Calico Corner, Willow Dell and Bullsboro were early settlements around the newly established county seat of Newnan in 1828. By 1840, the beginning of the golden era in the South, orderly streets lined with mansions and cottages reflected the growing prosperity of Coweta County. At mid-century the railroads brought greater fortune and sophistication and saw the community nomenclature changing with Calico Corner becoming Grantville and Willow Dell became Senoia”

Here are some fun facts: -On what is now the vacant lot in downtown there was a mop factory. Leonard Wilson was the Manager and our famous David Wilson worked there as a boy/young man. Their family owned the old cabin near the library. This home was one of the first homes built in this area. It was originally by exit 35 but was moved to its new location when the Interstate came through. -Rosa Kelly’s father was a foreman at the factory and also made mops at a shop on Griffin and Stokes (which is still standing today) Thomas A. Glanton who the elementary school on Highway 29 is named after was the principal when City Hall was the local school. He turned 100 in November 2011. At the time of the famous Bank of Grantville robbery Mr. Glanton 20 years old and was in the pharmacy down the street. The Bank of Grantville was founded by Mr. Colley back in the 1800’s. The Bank of Grantville is not to be confused with the Farmers & Merchants Bank, which was on Church Street. The vault of that bank is still there and for a while there was a restaurant there called The Vault. “Bonnie Castle” or the “Colley House” downtown, located on the corner of La Grange and Colley street was built by Mr. Colley in 1896. Most recently it was a bed and breakfast and rumor has it the castle is haunted. Grantville thrived when the big mill on Grady Smith Street was operable. That part of town is still referred to as “The Mill Village” In the field adjacent to the Gas Station/Nifty Foods/ Rochelle’s liquor store complex there was a large flea market. Although it was called a flea market, it was much more than that. It was very important in the life of Grantville, and shut down soon after 1991. Grantville has several cemeteries within the city. The largest is the Grantville Cemetery on Griffin Street. The Wilson’s family cemetery still sits at the 85 exit and there is a pre-civil war cemetery on the hill behind City Hall to name a few. In 1932: #1 Griffin Street was a busy pharmacy #3 Griffin Street was a bustling hotel #5 Griffin Street was a crowded barber shop #7 Griffin Street was the popular Bank of Grantville Thank you to David, Forrest and all others for your help in collecting this information COME GROW WITH GRANTVILLE

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