United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Peachtree Street, 33.798452, -84.3910732Unknown1895View of the exterior of the Grand Opera House (later known as the Loew's Grand Theater) on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.street scenes; cobblestoneThe 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.image/jpegVIS 170.426.001ahc170426001.jpgAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionTheaters--Georgia--AtlantaFacades--Georgia--AtlantaStreets--Georgia--AtlantaCarriages & coaches--1890-1900Fences--Georgia--AtlantaHorses--Georgia--AtlantaGrand Opera House (Atlanta, Ga.)Loew's Grand Theater (Atlanta, Ga.)Southern Shorthand and Business UniversityGrand Opera HouseStillImage