- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Loew's Grand Theater Fire
- Creator:
- Griffo, James
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1978-01-31
- Subject:
- Theaters--Georgia--Atlanta
Fires--Georgia--Atlanta
Firefighting equipment--Georgia--Atlanta
Fire fighters--Georgia--Atlanta
Fire engines--1970-1980
Loew's Grand Theater (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of a fire at Loew's Grand Theater on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia.
Movies; Theatre; GWTW premier; Gone withthe Wind; burning buildings;
The Grand Opera House was built on Peachtree Street in 1893 by Laurent DeGive as a larger and more elaborate successor to the DeGive Opera House built at the corner of Marietta and Forsyth Streets in the 1870s. The Grand came under the management of Marcus Loew's Theater organization in 1916. In 1932, in order to compete with movie theaters, the Loew's Grand Theater was renovated by architect Thomas W. Lamb. The one screen theater had 2088 seats. The theater was the site of the movie premiere of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind in 1939. Declining attendence in the 1960’s led to its closing in 1977. The abandoned theater caught fire January 30, 1978 and the damage led to the demolition of the historic venue. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.3832.001
ahc1703832001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2131
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission ofr use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
