United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Lakewood Park, 33.70372, -84.39243Roth, Darlene R.1984View of one of the buildings on the Lakewood Fairgrounds in Atlanta, Georgia with a sign advertising Bob Shelley's Special Effects.movie industry; film industryThe resort area that would come to be known as Lakewood Park opened in 1893. In 1915 it began hosting the Southeastern Fair and in 1938, Lakewood Speedway was built on the property. The Southeastern Fair was discontinued in 1975, and Lakewood Speedway ceased stock car racing in 1979. In the 1980's it became home to a motion picture complex, an antique flea market, and an amphitheater.image/jpegDarlene Roth & Associates Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Ga.Fairs--Georgia--AtlantaParks--Georgia--AtlantaTrees--Georgia--AtlantaAmusement parks--Georgia--AtlantaAutomobiles--Georgia--AtlantaBanners--Georgia--AtlantaBuildings--Georgia--AtlantaBob Shelley's Special EffectsArchitecture, Spanish Colonial--Georgia--AtlantaLakewood Fairgrounds (Atlanta, Ga.)Lakewood FairgroundsStillImage