cultivating, educating, engaging & empowering a communityMade with Xara It’s hard to imagine now, but weary stagecoach travelers frequently stopped and watered their horses at the springs that now feed Oak Ridge Swimming Pool, in Robertsville, Tennessee, named after Collins Roberts, who owned and operated a general store at the present intersection of Robertsville Rd. and Raleigh Rd. (now the site of Kim Son Restaurant). Grove Center was once at or near the center of the small farming community of Robertsville. Mrs. Reba Holmberg and Mrs. Henrietta Wintenberg grew up in Robertsville, before the Manhattan Project came and their families had to leave. They remember the grove of trees that gave Grove Center its name. In fact, Mrs. Holmberg’s grandfather, James M. Jett, lived in a house by the grove. Mrs. Holmberg commented, “I was so sad when they came in and cut it down.” A Knoxville newspaper from 1856 mentions that a large crowd from Anderson, Morgan, and Roane Counties gathered to hear political speeches in “a beautiful grove” in Robertsville. When the Manhattan Project came in and Oak Ridge came into being most people did their shopping at Jackson Square. According to Johnson & Jackson in City Behind a Fence,- two additional town centers were created: Jefferson Square and Grove Center. The Grove Theatre showed its first movie, Hail the Conquering Hero, on September 28, 1944. Unfortunately, the Grove Theatre was absorbed and closed by Tinseltown (Oak Ridger, 6-14-05). It is now the home of High Places Community Church. The Grove continues to be a small but thriving shopping center, including Handley Optical, Grove Barber Shop, Patterson’s Appliances, The Ceramic Korner, Serenity In The Grove, The Hibachi Gallery, The Original Time Out Deli, Habitat for Humanity Home Store, Peters-Starr Insurance, Choices, Oak Ridge Chiropractors, Martha’s Needle and many othersThe Grove is active in community activities including ART WALK,FRESH FROM THE EARTH, PUMPKIN FEST and SANTA IN THE GROVE
cultivating, educating, engaging & empowering a community
Made with Xara
It’s hard to imagine now, but weary stagecoach travelers frequently stopped and
watered their horses at the springs that now feed Oak Ridge Swimming Pool, in
Robertsville, Tennessee, named after Collins Roberts, who owned and operated
a general store at the present intersection of Robertsville Rd. and Raleigh Rd.
(now the site of Kim Son Restaurant).
Grove Center was once at or near the center of
the small farming community of Robertsville.
Mrs. Reba Holmberg and Mrs. Henrietta
Wintenberg grew up in Robertsville, before the
Manhattan Project came and their families had to
leave. They remember the grove of trees that
gave Grove Center its name.
In fact, Mrs. Holmberg’s grandfather, James M. Jett, lived in a house by the
grove. Mrs. Holmberg commented, “I was so sad when they came in and cut it
down.” A Knoxville newspaper from 1856 mentions that a large crowd from
Anderson, Morgan, and Roane Counties gathered to hear political speeches in
“a beautiful grove” in Robertsville.
When the Manhattan Project came in and Oak Ridge came into being most
people did their shopping at Jackson Square. According to Johnson & Jackson
in City Behind a Fence,- two additional town centers were created: Jefferson
Square and Grove Center.
The Grove Theatre showed its first movie, Hail the Conquering Hero, on
September 28, 1944. Unfortunately, the Grove Theatre was absorbed and
closed by Tinseltown (Oak Ridger, 6-14-05).
It is now the home of High Places Community Church. The Grove continues to
be a small but thriving shopping center, including Handley Optical, Grove Barber
Shop, Patterson’s Appliances, The Ceramic Korner, Serenity In The Grove, The
Hibachi Gallery, The Original Time Out Deli, Habitat for Humanity Home Store,
Peters-Starr Insurance, Choices, Oak Ridge Chiropractors, Martha’s Needle and
many others
The Grove is active in community activities including ART WALK, FRESH FROM
THE EARTH, PUMPKIN FEST and SANTA IN THE GROVE
History, Culture, Nature, Shopping Attractions: Oak Ridge has it all!
cultivating, educating, engaging & empowering a community
