The Tower was used by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for performances around 1958-1959 when the old Civic Auditorium was not available. Acoustics were very good.
Since Peachtree St. is on a ridge the theater orchestra was built below street level. The balcony was at street level—Is my memory correct?
I went to Ga. Tech in the late 1950s. Around 1959 I lived in an old apartment on the corner of North Ave. and Williams St., next door to the Techwood Theater. The Techwood had a store front on both sides. The right hand side was Jr’s. Restaurant (It later moved onto the Tech campus). The left side was a laundry.
The audience were Tech students and some Techwood Homes residents. No one was bashful about shouting comments about the film.
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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The Tower was used by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for performances around 1958-1959 when the old Civic Auditorium was not available. Acoustics were very good.
Since Peachtree St. is on a ridge the theater orchestra was built below street level. The balcony was at street level—Is my memory correct?
I went to Ga. Tech in the late 1950s. Around 1959 I lived in an old apartment on the corner of North Ave. and Williams St., next door to the Techwood Theater. The Techwood had a store front on both sides. The right hand side was Jr’s. Restaurant (It later moved onto the Tech campus). The left side was a laundry.
The audience were Tech students and some Techwood Homes residents. No one was bashful about shouting comments about the film.
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.
ClintG