Rome, GA: The South's Best Kept Secret

Rome in the Media

In the News

 

E 3rd Avenue home - Between the Rivers

Historic downtown Rome:
A fine Southern destination

Rome satisfies an appetite for easily-accessible historic vistas like few small cities in the South can.

DeSoto Theatre - HPC article - V3

Preserving the Past:
Rome Historic Preservation Commission

When Congress passed the National Historic Preservation Act in 1966, Rome was one of the first Georgia cities to jump on board the national movement.

FORBES: Hail, Rome!
What’s the secret drawing international manufacturers to remote Rome, Ga.? Taxes are just part of the picture.

Rome, Georgia: The Small Town Capital of Nice
Former Mayor describes the benefits and difficulties of small town life

SOUTHERN LIVING: The South’s Most Charming Streets
There are few better ways to spend an afternoon than with a stroll through a quaint, picturesque thoroughfare—and lucky for us, the South has plenty.

Rome’s Greatest Hits
There are some things Rome does bigger and better than anyone else. See some of the records Rome holds!

USA TODAY: Idyllic and historic main streets across the USA
This small town gem will quickly dispel you of any notion that the historic and charming streets of Americana have long been eradicated.

SOUTHERN LIVING: South’s Best College Towns
Schools beloved by their fan bases and their alumni, and schools exploring truly exciting academics and research that promise to reach the wider world.

GEORGIA TREND: Rome | Floyd County: Reinvestments and Opportunities
Manufacturing, tourism and a bustling downtown

SOUTHERN LIVING: Rome is Where the Heart Is
Wes Walraven came home to a small Georgia town to polish a forgotten jewel.

ROME NEWS TRIBUNE: Chicken Salad Chick Homecoming
Stacy Brown, the founder of the Chicken Salad Chick restaurant chain, couldn’t be more excited about her homecoming.

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS: Georgia City Reverses Outsourcing Trend

Rome, Ga., is a small city that is proud to be as American as baseball.

 

On Television

WATCH: Georgia City Reverses Outsourcing Trend HOUSE HUNTERS: Nurse Makes Fresh Start on a Tiny Budget in Small Town Georgia

The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Part 1 (2015)

Need For Speed (2014)

Sweet Home Alabama (2002)

Remember the Titans (2000)

Portfolio courtesy of GRCVB

Television
  • Stranger Things – Netflix, 2022
  • If Loving You is Wrong – Tyler Perry Studios, 2016
  • Ford Motor Company (commercial) – 2016
  • The Originals – Bananza Productions, CW Network, 2016
  • Honda – Key Technology Commercial – 2016
  • Constantine– (TV Seriest) NBC/DC Comics, Warner Bros. Television, 2014-15)
  • Kingmakers – (TV movie pilot) ABC Studios/American Broadcasting Company, 2015
  • If Loving You is Wrong – 2014; premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network, Fall 2014
  • The Following (series pilot) – 2013
  • House Hunters – 2012
  • Good Eats – Food Network: Water Works I – 2006
  • Ford Motor Company (commercial) – 2000
Filmography
  • The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Part 1- 2015
  • “Freedom” by Syrian, composer: Malek Jindali (Music Video) – 2014
  • The System – 2014
  • Blind Tiger: The Legend of Bell Tree Smith – 2014
  • Need for Speed – 2014
  • Butch Walker: Out of Focus (Documentary) – 2013
  • Revenge of the Sandman – 2013
  • All Hallows Evil: Lord of the Harvest – 2013
  • Der Gries (Short film) – 2010
  • Death Awaits (Short film) – 2009
  • Lonely Love – 2009
  • The Other Half (Short film) – 2009
  • Lynch Mob – 2009
  • Dance of the Dead – 2008
  • Dangerous Calling – 2008
  • Golgotha – 2008
  • Apparition Point – 2007
  • Freelance – 2007
  • Capitolism Rocks (Short film) – 2006
  • The Bread Squeezer (Short film) – 2006
  • Dark Remains – 2006
  • Big Red: The Ghost of Floyd County Prison (Documentary) – 2006
  • The Derby Stallion – 2005
  • Sugar Creek Gang (Series) – 2004
  • Sweet Home Alabama – 2002
  • The Substitute – 2001
  • Remember the Titans – 2000
  • Class of ’61 – 1992
  • Dutch – 1990
  • Perfect Harmony (TV Movie) – 1990
  • Mosquito Coast – 1986
  • The Baron – 1984
  • The Double McGuffin – 1979
  • King Cotton (Documentary) – 1910
Print
  • Williams & Kent (Catalog) – 2014
  • Lands’ End (Catalog) – 2000
  • Lilly Pulitzer (Catalog) – 2000