As development nears for Blue Ridge, Hall residents remember cattle auctions, fairs and a movie theater

The Gainesville Times

As development nears for Blue Ridge, Hall residents remember cattle auctions, fairs and a movie theater

The Blue Ridge shopping center, long in disrepair, still brings back fond memories for longtime Gainesville residents, from its time as a cattle auction site and fairgrounds in the 1950s and 1960s to its transition as a locale for teenagers with a movie theater and a popular pizza joint.