DeSoto Theatre
528 Broad Street,
Rome,
GA
30161
528 Broad Street,
Rome,
GA
30161
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Built in 1929 at a cost of $110,000, the DeSoto Theatre was especially built for sound films. It is presently the home of the Rome Little Theatre.
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Lost: Your March 27th photo was in a recent Atlanta Constitution article where I have further commented about on the Rylander Theatre CT site.
Do you mean this article? LOL
If that link doesn’t work, here is a cached version of that article.
Lost: YES! This is the article..thanks for posting it for all to read in regards to the Fox Theatre Institute and what they are doing for other theatres across the Peach State! If only other States were doing this (perhaps they are)!
And I plan to check out all of the theatres listed to see if they are all on CT…I’m sure most of them are CT listed, but if not they will be soon thanks to fellow members.
The Lam Amusement Company was based in the De Soto building in the early 1960s. Lam had houses in Cedartown, Hogansville, La Grange, Newman, Rockmart and Rome, all in GA, at that time.
A few more photos are here.
Another shot of the theatre Marquee.
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1986 photo of the De Soto Theatre.
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Here is another 1986 photo.
The Desoto had its share of horror movies like Dec.1 1961 and “BRAINWASHED” is showing. In the Seventies it was a Chris McGuire Cinemas.