Gordon Theatre
960 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard SW,
Atlanta,
GA
30310
960 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard SW,
Atlanta,
GA
30310
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Once part of the Georgia Theatre chain, the Gordon spent it’s final years as a cinema showing porno. Last I heard about this long abandoned theatre was that a church had acquired it. I don’t know if the church plans to use the existing structure or if it will be razed for a new building.
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“THUNDER ROAD” Now Playing at The Gordon Theatre.
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Prior to becoming a porno house, the Gordon was only open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Obviously not enough people were attending during the week. It stayed this way about a year before going all adult. When it first began showing “Art films,” the Gordon was showing rather high class porn becacuse I remember seeing these at other downtown theaters. Although after a few weeks, it was showing the usual stuff.
It is interesting to note that the East Point Theater also was only opened on the weekends before it closed.
Back in the 1940’s, the Gordon was a rather elegant neighborhood theater, featuring plush seats (some of them built for two). Either side of the stage were huge sculptures of Native Americans or other tribes. I spent many happy days at matinees there, seeing films such as “Holiday Inn”, and “Blue Dahlia” .
Once my brother and I sat through three showings of “Song of the Islands” with Betty Grable.
This was one of at least three theaters that Lucas & Jenkins built in 1940 in Atlanta.
See this article for a contemporary mention:
BoxOffice, (March 23, 1940) L&J Circuit Building Three In Atlanta (page 75)
The article indicates the Gordon was 1,300 seats when built. The Little 5 location was the Euclid (now Variety Playhouse) and if you look at the photos linked above you can see a definite similarity between the Gordon’s design and that of Variety.
The third location described is where the downtown connector & Georgia Archives are now, so it no doubt is long demolished.
Here is a September 1951 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/nzyv6z
Here is an early 1930s ad:
http://tinyurl.com/yg43clr
Another beauty.
here some photos
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1940’s for sure!Thanks again Mr.Jeter.Really enjoy the photos.
I was an elementary school student at peoples st. elementary school; the gordon was an afternoon delight.there were many good movies in this theatre before it was a porno establishment.james bond and the pink panther films were just a few to mention,the oversize black chery lollipops were the bomb.I captured many cheek kisses after holding hands in the balcony with the west end girls of atlanta.