United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Solari, Bernard1978View of the exterior of Loew's Grand Theater on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia during demolition, after it was damaged by fire.ExteriorsLoew's Grand Theater was built in 1893 as the DeGive Opera House. It came under the management of Marcus Loew's theater organization in 1916. In 1932, in order to compete with movie theaters, the Grand 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 book Gone with the Wind in 1939. Declining attendance 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/jpegBernard L. Solari Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Ga.Theaters--Georgia--Atlanta--History--1951-Motion picture theaters--Georgia--Atlanta--History--1951-Disasters--Georgia--Atlanta--History--1951-Buildings--Georgia--AtlantaFires--Georgia--AtlantaTheaters--Fires and fire prevention--Georgia--AtlantaMotion picture theaters--Fires and fire prevention--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American men--Georgia--AtlantaConstruction workers--Georgia--AtlantaWrecking--Georgia--AtlantaConstruction equipment--Georgia--AtlantaConstruction and demolition debris--Georgia--AtlantaRubble--Georgia--AtlantaConstruction equipment--Georgia--AtlantaWindows--Georgia--AtlantaLoew's Grand Theater (Atlanta, Ga.)Loew's Grand Theater (Atlanta, Ga.)--Fire, 1978Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Decoration and ornament, Architectural--Georgia--AtlantaLoew's Grand TheaterStillImage