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Heritage Green was established at the location of the former Greenville Woman's College and houses the  Hughes Main Library, which serves all of Greenville County, the Charles E. Daniel Theatre, and the Greenville County Museum of Art. In 1978, through a Federal Urban Development Action grant, downtown Greenville became the location of the Hyatt Regency and the Max Heller Convention Center on North Main Street.<ref name=bio/>

Heritage Green was established at the location of the former Greenville Woman's College and houses the  Hughes Main Library, which serves all of Greenville County, the Charles E. Daniel Theatre, and the Greenville County Museum of Art. In 1978, through a Federal Urban Development Action grant, downtown Greenville became the location of the Hyatt Regency and the Max Heller Convention Center on North Main Street.<ref name=bio/>

Upon taking office in 1971, Heller [[Segregation|desegregated]] all municipal departments and commissions. In 1975, he created the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast, an annual event for those of all faiths.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://library.furman.edu/specialcollections/southcarolina/heller_biography.htm|title=Max Heller Biography|publisher=Furman University|accessdate=May 20, 2014}}</ref>

Upon taking office in 1971, Heller [[Segregation|desegregated]] all municipal departments and commissions. In 1975, he created the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast, an annual event for those of all faiths.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://library.furman.edu/specialcollections/southcarolina/heller_biography.htm|title=Max Heller Biography|publisher=Furman University|accessdate=May 20, 2014; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>

   

   

In 1978, Heller won the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nomination for South Carolina's 4th congressional district seat to succeed the retiring James Robert Mann, but he was defeated by the [[Republican Party|Republican]] nominee Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr. (1940-2005), later the [[governor]] of South Carolina. Despite negative slurs cast against him in the congressional campaign, Heller remained amiable and charitable. Another friend, Champ Covington, said, "He had a rough go politically, but he never slapped back, he never got even, he never responded in a negative tone to anyone. ..."<ref name=tribute/>

In 1978, Heller won the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nomination for South Carolina's 4th congressional district seat to succeed the retiring James Robert Mann, but he was defeated by the [[Republican Party|Republican]] nominee Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr. (1940-2005), later the [[governor]] of South Carolina. Despite negative slurs cast against him in the congressional campaign, Heller remained amiable and charitable. Another friend, Champ Covington, said, "He had a rough go politically, but he never slapped back, he never got even, he never responded in a negative tone to anyone. ..."<ref name=tribute/>