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A wedding is one of the most memorable moments of a couples life together. What makes your wedding day memorable? Chose an unforgettable venue! 701 Whaley has venue space unlike any other in Columbia! Make an entrance! The grand stair chase is breath taking!Party favors for guest to take home in your theme make for a great reminder of a good time! Having a goodies bar with all your favorite candy

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Getting Married? 701 Whaley is the perfect venue for rehearsal dinners, weddings and receptions!Visit us at www.701whaley.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/701-Whaley/93943787663Photos courtesy of By Invitation Only... Event Planning and Design

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See the story inThe State that lists 701 Whaley as one of the "Bright spots of 2009>

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The new location of the All Local Farmer's Market is bringing in a whole new crowd of faces says the market's founder Emile DeFelice.The opening Sat. at the new location was a "banner day" for several of the vendors with most selling out by around 11:30.Great local products, music and friends are finding a place to settle on Saturday mornings at 711 Whaley.Cheers to the champagne crowd!Folks can

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701 Hosts Friends of Farm Bureau's Palmetto Palate, and evening of food, fun and fellowship!July 23rd.

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Starting July 4th - the All Local Farmers's Market will be running full force in the building next to 701 Whaley. The address for that building is actually 711 Whaley.EVERY SATURDAYRain or Shine8am - 12pmFor Immediate Release:Come out and join us for Columbia's All-Local Farmers' Market featuring all-natural or organic produce, beef, eggs, chicken, lamb, pork, grains, honey, flowers, and milk

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701 Whaley in Columbia, South Carolina.A unique, historic venue offering options for private and community gatherings. The 1903 building has an exuberant charm, created by it's rich history as the Pacific Mill community center.See 701 HistoryThe Grand Hall is approximately 7000 square feet with 12 foot windows, storefront view of the old mill clock tower and impressive church steeple, beautiful

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The Valentines event was a SMASH HIT! Angela Howard entertains the crowd with her one woman trapeze act!Thanks to all that made this a huge success including: STIR events, Mangia, Mangia, Terra, Sakitumi, Indigo Jones and The Whig! Liquid Assests did the bar tending and although we ran out of beer fast they worked hard to keep things flowing.

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701 has been hopping with events taking place every week!Check out the wedding set up from last weekend!Photography - Brantley Freeman, All Dressed Up Photography All Dressed Up Photography,803.429.0621Wedding Planning & Design - Melanie Murphy, By Invitation OnlyTables and chairs available now for rental at 701.Flowers - Debby West, Think Floral

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Jeff Wilkerson at The State Paper wrote an article about the documentary running on ETV.

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This Thursday, Jan 15th,701 Whaley, my documentary will air on ETV's Southern Lens series at 10pm.About 3 years ago I got a tour of 701 Whaley from Richard Burts. He was thinking of buying the condemned building.The moment I walked in I knew the building had a story to tell and that I would be one of the ones to tell it.The energy of the space was filled with voices, conversations, music and

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The Grand Reception Hall is turning into a popular venue for shows, receptions, parties and all types of events.Upstairs, Gallery II space is also available to rent for parties or meetings from 10 to 75 people or so.Bohemian Home staged one of the live/work lofts.Definitely one of the coolest places to live/work in Columbia!For information on available spaces for rent or lease contact

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Open House Night was great fun and a huge success!The video below was shot mostly by Heidi Meltretter with Joe Holmes supplying the shot and sound for Next Door Drummers.Richard Burts & Robert Lewis talk about the new old building and what it means to have folks celebrate it.Many things have taken place during the first couple of months of being open.701 Center for Contemporary Arts opened with a

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PHOTOS by Molly HarrellFolks turned out big time for the Open House.Make no mistake - this was 100% NEW 701 Whaley!Thankfully! Around 5:15 people started showing up for tours with some having around 30 people at a time!The historical register plaque was unveiled and the party started.Historic Columbia Foundation had a successful fund raiser.New faces were matched with old familiar faces of days

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5:30-11pm: Building tours, free and open to the public. Join us for an open house with music, food, and a cash bar.

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Check out this blog site that features 701 all dressed up!http://murphyweddings.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/unveiling-the-best/

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You're Invited! 701 Whaley OPEN HOUSEThursday, October 23rd5:30-7pm Tours8-11pm PartyThere is a new roof, a new life and a new purpose for 701 Whaley.Oct 23rd, 701 Whaley will be open to the public.Come see the whole building!This historic gathering place, built in 1903 has been saved, restored, renovated and is getting ready for the next generation of community. October 23rd includes:5:30 -7pm

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These front doors will soon be welcoming faces old and new!Richland County Conservation Commission gets an update and tour from Richard.The extra iron pieces from the turn buckle trusses are being used in the live/work lofts as a VERY sturdy and heavy leg for the vanity. Great idea! Richard has been extremely mindful of saving all he can from the previous lives of the building.There is interest

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Upstairs front office floors get new lease on life.Artist Billy Mustard and Richard check out the railings in lofts. Billy is doing a good bit of the iron works and other finishes.Painting Beams in 701CCA GalleryTile going in bathroomsThere has been a good bit of debate on saving the walls with their history of paint and plaster and life...Some of us (Richard, myself and many more important

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Everything is really taking shape now.It is AMAZING how this building is transforming.Remember the big pink building that sat here a couple of years ago?Check out this short video that shows how 701 is coming along. SAVE THE DATE!OCT 23rd will be the official OPEN HOUSE for 701 Whaley along with Historic Columbia Foundation's annual fundraiser. The evening will include participation from the

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The glass has gone in the storefront!Is that one of the reported ghosts in the window - Oh, maybe it is just Richard.The live/work lofts are coming along!

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Things are taking shape inside and out of 701.This is the new stairwell that is on the back west wall.New copper piping.The impressive turn buckle trusses and new beams upstairs.This view is of one of the lofts in progress and you can see where the old bead board ceiling meets the new roof.When you consider all the progress, updates and renovations that have taken place in the past year it really

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_uacct = "UA-3376703-2";urchinTracker(); Come out to the neighborhood and enjoy music, food and fun for the whole family!April 19th, from 11:00 - 5:00

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var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-3376703-1");pageTracker._initData();pageTracker._trackPageview();Notes From RichardI can't believe that 2007 is over. 701 has had a busy year -

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Historic Columbia Foundation is offering a SPECIAL TOUR of 701 Whaley.September 20, 20075:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.Take a behind-the-scenes look at the restoration process of the building that was once one of the most popular gathering sites in the historic Olympia Mill neighborhood. Historic Columbia Foundation and Garvin Design Group will host a reception immediately following the tour at the Granby

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NOW LEASING!Interest is growing for leasing space at 701.We've had many inquiries and a lease has already been drawn up for a potential tenant.Suite sizes range from 300 sq ft - 10,000 sq ft.These floor plans may change slightly but they are pretty close.You can click on images for a larger image.If you're interested in leasing space at 701, please contact:Richard Burts (803) 414-9450701

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The Columbia Design League and the Columbia Museum of Art Present "701 Whaley".MAY 11 @ The Columbia Museum of Art6:00 cocktails6:30 showingI've been working on a documentary for the past year, talking to people in the Pacific/Olympia/Granby Mill village area, who shall be referred to as POG Mill Village...How's that? Too long. How bout just POG.Anyhoo, I've interviewed about 10 or so people

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First Rendering by Garvin Design GroupThis building is going to be GREAT!701 is a bit quiet on the outside but many things imperative to the development are happening. Testing - this part is really eating up the clock but can not be avoided. We have had a total of three different pull out tests done to determine the strength of the brick and mortar. Architecture - Robert and I have reviewed

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Phase 1 - demolition and stabilization are finished. The building ends are nicely tarped off from further exposure to the weather.The last of the environmental abatement was completed. The brick and mortar strength testing has been performed. Three elevator companies have been on site. The shaft is the only thing that can be saved according to all three companies. The general feeling is

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A task force was formed to help steer the use of 701 Whaley with two committees so far. For-profit and nonprofit.The vision for the nonprofit is to turn around 12,000sq ft of the upstairs into artist studio, gallery and administrative space.The non-profit now has an official name:701Center for Contemporary ArtThere has been tremendous interest and things are moving fast.The nonprofit application

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We have entered 2007 with the expectation that 701 Whaley will be nearly full with occupants by years end. This is our main goal's target date and needs to be shared by everyone on the team as we race toward Spring... The week between Christmas and New Years saw no activity on 701. This week the abatement contractor is alone in the building and should be wrapping up by weeks end. Other key

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Demolition and stabilization have started.Ummm. Excuse me Richard - but have you already gone towards the light?These guys are serious about preserving every savable inch of this historic building.Watch this video to see Richard on a mission. Richard's Notes 12/15We had a strong week at 701. I feel good about what has been accomplished and look forward to diving into next week. This week at 701

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Local ministers and neighbors gathered today to bless 701 Whaley.The prayer:"God whose word suffices to make all things holy, pour out your grace upon this building , so rich with past blessings, and grant that all who come and go through its doors might, with grateful heart and in keeping with your law and will receive from you, its Maker, health in body, protection of soul, and richness of your

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Watch this short clip on the history of the Pacific Mills Community & 701

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When I heard my friend Richard Burts was interested in buying and preserving the pink elephant that seems to lumber and beckon at the prominent corner of Whaley and Olympia, I got excited. I had been in the building years before to see performances and also to perform. Richard took me by there one afternoon and the sheer size of it struck me for the first time. The piles of odds and ends

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VIDEO CLIP#1FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local real estate developers Richard Burts & Robert Lewis have closed on the historic building once known as The Pacific Mills Community Building and more recently Gallery 701. The treasure is located at 701 Whaley Street in an area known as Olympia in Columbia, SC. Burts & Lewis both have experience in restoring historic buildings. Built in 1903, 701 Whaley

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