- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Grand Opera House
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1895
- Subject:
- Theaters--Georgia--Atlanta
Interiors--Georgia--Atlanta
Architectural elements--Georgia--Atlanta
Grand Opera House (Atlanta, Ga.)
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 the interior of the Grand Opera House (later known as the Loew's Grand Theater) including the stage, orchestra seats, and box seats, on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
The Grand Opera House was built on Peachtree Street in 1893 by Laurent DeGive as a larger and more elaborate successsor 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 170.344.001
ahc170344001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/300
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for 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:
-
