- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Howard Theater
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1921
- Subject:
- Theaters--Georgia--Atlanta
Facades--Georgia--Atlanta
Pedestrians--Georgia--Atlanta
Hotels--Georgia--Atlanta
Signs (Notices)--Georgia--Atlanta
Stores and shops--Georgia--Atlanta
Storefronts
Howard Theater (Atlanta, Ga.)
Paramount Theater (Atlanta, Ga.)
Hotel Aragon (Atlanta, Ga.)
Nunnally's (Atlanta, Ga.)
Hentz, Reid, and Adler (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Peachtree Street, 33.798452, -84.3910732 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the exterior of the Howard Theater (later the Paramount Theater) on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, during the week of the screening of "Through the Back Door" starring Mary Pickford.
hotel aragon; entertainment; street scenes
The Howard Theater, located on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, opened December 13, 1920. It was designed by the architectural firm of Hentz, Reid & Adler and decorated by W. E. Browne. In 1930, the name changed to the Paramount Theater. The building was demolished in 1960. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.1699.001
ahc1701699001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/658
- 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:
- 7 x 9 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
