Cultural Arts/ Community Cent The City of Norcross offers many beneficial Cultural Arts and Community Center activities, offering numerous programs to delight citizens of all ages. There is already theatrical entertainment, day summer camps, senior citizen programming, as well as classes on various subjects being planned, just to name a few. You can rent areas of the building for rent to host family reunions, monthly meetings, youth groups, weddings, receptions and corporate events. Also visit the historical NORCROSS BASEBALL HALL OF FAME In 1994, with the goal of preserving local baseball history, several men organized the Norcross Old Timers Baseball Association. Why Norcross? Well, believe it or not, this once tiny railroad town boasted 16 players who signed professional contracts between 1910 and 1950 - more than any other town, per capita, in the good old U.S.A.! Two sets of brothers, Ivy and "Red" Wingo and Roy and Cleo Carlyle played in the major leagues and Troyce Cofer signed in AAA ball and played a season for the Atlanta Crackers, as best the Old Timers and old newspapers can recall. Visitors can stroll a few short steps over to the original playing field, now Lillian Webb Field, and read a sign marking the distance of the longest recorded homerun, 618 feet, hit July 4, 1929 in Oakland California by Home town hero, Roy Carlyle. Carlyle was raised in and returned to Norcross, running a local business up until his death. He is buried in the Norcross City cemetery, located across Buford Highway and within view of the ball field, along with other turn of the century Hall of Fame notables. Several city streets are named for the most famous of these players. Some childhood homes are located along them and are well marked as historical. Located in the rotunda of City Hall, the Norcross Baseball Hall of Fame is a wonderful display of local baseball memorabilia including a vintage uniform, autographed bats and balls, several fine trophies, and many stories worth telling and re-telling. The museum is open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. |
