Cobb's Corner

Cobb's Corner. . The intersection of West Avenue and Main Street was never intentionally planned to be the center of Cedartown, but eventually as the downtown grew south from the courthouse, this eventually became the main intersection. In the main image, dating from 1899, the Houseal Building is shown with the Polk County Courthouse clock tower rising above it. The frame building on the corner was a restaurant in 1900, and burned to the ground in 1906. Soon after, A.C. Cobb, who began a department store in 1893, built a handsome brick structure on this corner. Ever since, this spot has been known as “Cobb's Corner.”, [Captions (left to right)] , . Between the 1930s and 1950s, when these two photos were taken, on-street parking on Main Street was changed from angled to parallel parking to make way for better traffic flow, since Cobb's Corner was once the crossing of U.S. 27 and 278. Eventually U.S. 278 was rerouted away from downtown altogether in efforts to remove truck traffic from the tight intersection. , . Modern awnings and aluminum veneers hide the brick detailing of Cobb's Corner and the Houseal Building in this late 1960s image. Eventually, both buildings were given major historically accurate renovations with help from the Main Street Program. , Images courtesy of Polk County Historical Society