Cine Showcase Cinema

and reopened as an adult cinema called the Cine Showcase Cinema on November 12th, 1976. Ad in photo section.

Margaret Mitchell’s accident in front of the theatre. Margret Mitchell’s death · Fri, Aug 12, 1949 – 1 · The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) · Newspapers.com

Actually the above link is when the Peachtree Art had become a porn house.

After the Cine Showcase had closed, I do believe that the Academy Theater used the building for a while. Presently the Academy Theater is in Hapeville.

I would like to take this opportunity to clear up a few points regarding the Peachtree Art Theatre which was operated by my father from 1946 until 1971. The theatre was located at 1137 Peachtree Street in Atlanta. It had a full concession area which featured imported candies and popcorn that was specially grown by the Word Popcorn Company in Scottsboro, Alabama.

The theatre was highly successful and overflow crowds were commonplace throughout it’s existence. Many notable Atlantans were regular patrons including Bobby Jones, the famed golfer, and Margaret Mitchell the author of Gone With The Wind. The theatre closed in 1971 due to the redevelopment of the property.

I hope that this clears up some misconceptions that seem to exist.

The Peachtree Art was a very nice theatre in the 1964 – ‘65 time frame. Its atmosphere enhanced the films it presented. I saw “Woman in the Dunes”, “He Who Must Die”,“Seance on a Wet Afternoon” and several others. Most, except for “Seance” had subtitles. It had a good sized screen (my guess 40 feet) and always flawless projection. Admission was $1.50, same as Fox, Roxy, etc. Around 1970 or '71, the Weiss chain tried to turn it into a first run theatre, but it soon succumbed to the hotel and office building boom.

A_Mclean: Your new photo link is as good as it gets. If you want to know more about the area around the Buckhead Art Theatre, I’ll be happy to provide.

On the above link, image #6 shows the location the best. Note the boarded up area on the camera side of the awning on the right side of the picture…that’s pretty much the location of the alcove entry to the old Buckhead Art Theatre or within just a few feet.

Marcel, can you post one or two of the ads you have? It would definitely be appreciated.

A_Mclean/Stan Malone, according to my film ad archives, the Buckhead Art Cinema was located at 3073 Peachtree Road at Corner of E. Paces Ferry. I have ads from 1990.

I have lived in Atlanta since 1939, and I really think some of the historical comments about this theater and others in the area are wrong. Whatever!! I do remember seeing the original French subtitled version of Diabolique at the Peachtree Art, which is pictured and was at the corner of Peachtree and 13th Street. As a real trivia note (but not to Atlantans), the author of Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell, was killed at this site in the early fifties. She was crossing Peachtree to get to the theater with her husband and hesitated in the middle of Peachtree because of oncoming traffic. She was hit by a taxi driven by a drunken driver, and died about five days later, never regaining consciousness.

Nice 1950,s photo Lost Memory.

I remember the Peachtree Art Theater in the late 1950s through 1962. The Red Shoes ran (again) in this period. Also The Horse’s Mouth 1958 with Alec Guinness. The theater was across the street from Baker Audio (Hi Fi) and classical radio station WGKA which were in an old house at 1140 Peachtree. The WGKA antenna tower was west of the Baker Audio building. Looking north on Peachtree from 10th Street you could see the tower.
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