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Smyrna is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,999. Census estimates of 2007 indicate a population of 49,534.

Smyrna is one of the closest suburbs to Atlanta, located near the northern intersection of I-285 and I-75, which is the site of Cumberland and the Cobb Galleria. It is also near Vinings, Marietta, and Mableton, Sandy Springs and the affluent Buckhead district of Atlanta.

Entertainment and Recreation

Located nearby in Cumberland is the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and Cumberland Mall, along with additional shopping. Smyrna also borders the start of the Silver Comet Trail which is popular for bicycling and walking, and some extensions of the trail have been built further into Smyrna to expand access to the trail . Smyrna is also a short trip to the Six Flags Over Georgia (in Southwest Cobb County), and Six Flags Whitewater in Marietta. Smyrna is also not too far from Atlanta’s Georgia Aquarium.

“Market Village” in the city center often has open-air concerts and festivals. There are also various small parks throughout the city, including public pools, tennis courts and playgrounds and a linear park with walking trail along Spring Road.

Business and Industry

Home Depot, Glock and the Weather Channel also have headquarters close to the edge of Smyrna. It was also the site of the corporate offices of the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling. A Lockheed Martin plant is also located nearby in Marietta.

Urban Renewal
Atlanta from southern Smyrna on a clear day; the large nearby tower is Plant Atkinson.

Like many parts of inner metro Atlanta, Smyrna has rebounded from urban decay in the 1990s to become an affluent area.

In 1991, to reinvent its image, Smyrna began a very successful community redevelopment project known as “Market Village” to create a well-defined downtown. Included were a large community center and 28,000-square-foot (2,600 m2) public library. There’s also a mixed retail and residential district modeled after a vibrant early 1900s city village, including a square with a fountain. This, and other expansions have revitalized the downtown area and acted as a magnet for further redevelopment throughout the city — including thousands of upscale homes - mostly townhouse and condo communities replacing older neighborhoods. As a result of the redevelopment, and Smyrna’s key location of a residential suburb in the north west center of metro Atlanta, the population has skyrocketed.

There’s additional mixed retail/residential/office redevelopments around the “Market Village”. Ground has broken on Jonquil Village, which is a redevelopment of Jonquil Plaza at the corner of Spring and Atlanta Rd across from “Market Village”. Less than a half mile down, the Belmont Hills plaza is going to be redeveloped, at the corner of Windy Hill and Atlanta Rd. Ground is expected to break on Belmont Hills in 2011. Both these villages, like “Market Village” in Smyrna, and “Market Square” in Vinings are designed to resemble a lively city village of yesteryear with fountains and antique street lamps.

Some additional work being done in Smyrna are streetscape beautification projects, in