If your question is for information on the Madison Theatre the answer is yes. You should emailSchmoyd youself. He has lovely pictures of the Madison today. It’s definitely in sad shape, but it still has wonderful possibilities. Some years ago when my partner and I were in East Atlanta we explored the theater which at the time looked to be a furniture storage space. There was a tree growing through a hole in the roof, so you get the picture. But hope springs eternal, and I gave schmoyd a phone number to reach Kevin, the manager of the Garden Hills who knows quite a lot about theaters, theater maintenance, and is interested in vintage theaters and equipment. I also gave Kevin a call to make sure he was interested, and he was, so we can assume that schmoyd’s dream of re-opening the Madison might happen.
The Garden Hills stands vacent now. Kevin’s last duty was to dismantle the equipment for Cinevision to take. I heard, or maybe the comment is here that the realitor would like to lease the space to a live theater group as it does have a stage. I movie theater in that location would really be impossible with the difficulty of parking and everyday traffic gridlock, etc. I’m glad I was a part of the place for as long as I was.
If your question is for information on the Madison Theatre the answer is yes. You should emailSchmoyd youself. He has lovely pictures of the Madison today. It’s definitely in sad shape, but it still has wonderful possibilities. Some years ago when my partner and I were in East Atlanta we explored the theater which at the time looked to be a furniture storage space. There was a tree growing through a hole in the roof, so you get the picture. But hope springs eternal, and I gave schmoyd a phone number to reach Kevin, the manager of the Garden Hills who knows quite a lot about theaters, theater maintenance, and is interested in vintage theaters and equipment. I also gave Kevin a call to make sure he was interested, and he was, so we can assume that schmoyd’s dream of re-opening the Madison might happen.
The Garden Hills stands vacent now. Kevin’s last duty was to dismantle the equipment for Cinevision to take. I heard, or maybe the comment is here that the realitor would like to lease the space to a live theater group as it does have a stage. I movie theater in that location would really be impossible with the difficulty of parking and everyday traffic gridlock, etc. I’m glad I was a part of the place for as long as I was.
I remember when you got married there! I worked there at the time, but I was not working the day of the wedding. Most of us had two or three jobs because we never made anything higher than minimum wage working at the theaters. The only one still working there who was working when you had your wedding there is the manager, Kevin Powers. He will remember your wedding. I didn’t realize it was 10 years ago! You must go back before it closes! Happy upcoming anniversary.
The landlord for GHC and the shopping strip it’s in is Victor Realty Co., and I think the number is 404-321-5025. The “Victor” of Victor Realty is the son of the grocery store owner that used to be next to the theater when he was growing up, I think.
A number of factors are involved in selling the Plaza and not renewing the lease at Garden Hills. Having lived in Buckhead for the years I worked for Lefont I know how difficult it is to get around in rush hour traffic and how the aging “art theater” crowd has moved to the surburbs or to other cities through the years. It has always been a hard go to keep those theaters going. A to fairly assess the situation, Lefont never believed in advertising. The only time most of his films were advertised was when they were reviewed or when the film distributor paid for the ad in the AJC. The local critics have been at best only lukewarm to the films they have seen and at times have been narrowminded and petty in their prejudiced in their comments about films that received high marks everywhere but in Atlanta. (I know because I ran many press screenings and heard their comments.) For all Atlanta’s so-called sophistication it has never been a foreign film market—“ya mean I have to read subtitles?”
The Plaza closed briefly in August, 2006 while it changed hands from George Lefont to Jonathan and Gayle Reg—the deal was 8/3/06. It re-openned by Labor Day weekend—it got new inside paint and the nasty mural was replaced with movie posters wallpapered on the right-hand wall instead. The idea is to continue with indie fare and maybe do other things like show/sell art on the walls. The competition in the area is stiff in terms of both wide-release and art films, so they will have a tough go, but they seem to be in it for the love of film rather than being film moguls. See AJC article dated 8/5/06 G3
I worked for Lefont for 14 years and still have strong ties to the Garden Hills Cinema. The plans, which have not been publically shared are to close the theater and empty it of the equipment and furnishings. Garden Hills has also suffered from stiff competition in recent years, and the Atlanta trend has always been to plow it down and move on. The current manager, Kevin Powers, has worked for Lefont since the early 80s and has been at Garden Hills since about 1987. This theater has been around since the early 1940s.
If your question is for information on the Madison Theatre the answer is yes. You should emailSchmoyd youself. He has lovely pictures of the Madison today. It’s definitely in sad shape, but it still has wonderful possibilities. Some years ago when my partner and I were in East Atlanta we explored the theater which at the time looked to be a furniture storage space. There was a tree growing through a hole in the roof, so you get the picture. But hope springs eternal, and I gave schmoyd a phone number to reach Kevin, the manager of the Garden Hills who knows quite a lot about theaters, theater maintenance, and is interested in vintage theaters and equipment. I also gave Kevin a call to make sure he was interested, and he was, so we can assume that schmoyd’s dream of re-opening the Madison might happen.
The Garden Hills stands vacent now. Kevin’s last duty was to dismantle the equipment for Cinevision to take. I heard, or maybe the comment is here that the realitor would like to lease the space to a live theater group as it does have a stage. I movie theater in that location would really be impossible with the difficulty of parking and everyday traffic gridlock, etc. I’m glad I was a part of the place for as long as I was.
If your question is for information on the Madison Theatre the answer is yes. You should emailSchmoyd youself. He has lovely pictures of the Madison today. It’s definitely in sad shape, but it still has wonderful possibilities. Some years ago when my partner and I were in East Atlanta we explored the theater which at the time looked to be a furniture storage space. There was a tree growing through a hole in the roof, so you get the picture. But hope springs eternal, and I gave schmoyd a phone number to reach Kevin, the manager of the Garden Hills who knows quite a lot about theaters, theater maintenance, and is interested in vintage theaters and equipment. I also gave Kevin a call to make sure he was interested, and he was, so we can assume that schmoyd’s dream of re-opening the Madison might happen.
The Garden Hills stands vacent now. Kevin’s last duty was to dismantle the equipment for Cinevision to take. I heard, or maybe the comment is here that the realitor would like to lease the space to a live theater group as it does have a stage. I movie theater in that location would really be impossible with the difficulty of parking and everyday traffic gridlock, etc. I’m glad I was a part of the place for as long as I was.
I remember when you got married there! I worked there at the time, but I was not working the day of the wedding. Most of us had two or three jobs because we never made anything higher than minimum wage working at the theaters. The only one still working there who was working when you had your wedding there is the manager, Kevin Powers. He will remember your wedding. I didn’t realize it was 10 years ago! You must go back before it closes! Happy upcoming anniversary.
The landlord for GHC and the shopping strip it’s in is Victor Realty Co., and I think the number is 404-321-5025. The “Victor” of Victor Realty is the son of the grocery store owner that used to be next to the theater when he was growing up, I think.
A number of factors are involved in selling the Plaza and not renewing the lease at Garden Hills. Having lived in Buckhead for the years I worked for Lefont I know how difficult it is to get around in rush hour traffic and how the aging “art theater” crowd has moved to the surburbs or to other cities through the years. It has always been a hard go to keep those theaters going. A to fairly assess the situation, Lefont never believed in advertising. The only time most of his films were advertised was when they were reviewed or when the film distributor paid for the ad in the AJC. The local critics have been at best only lukewarm to the films they have seen and at times have been narrowminded and petty in their prejudiced in their comments about films that received high marks everywhere but in Atlanta. (I know because I ran many press screenings and heard their comments.) For all Atlanta’s so-called sophistication it has never been a foreign film market—“ya mean I have to read subtitles?”
The Plaza closed briefly in August, 2006 while it changed hands from George Lefont to Jonathan and Gayle Reg—the deal was 8/3/06. It re-openned by Labor Day weekend—it got new inside paint and the nasty mural was replaced with movie posters wallpapered on the right-hand wall instead. The idea is to continue with indie fare and maybe do other things like show/sell art on the walls. The competition in the area is stiff in terms of both wide-release and art films, so they will have a tough go, but they seem to be in it for the love of film rather than being film moguls. See AJC article dated 8/5/06 G3
I worked for Lefont for 14 years and still have strong ties to the Garden Hills Cinema. The plans, which have not been publically shared are to close the theater and empty it of the equipment and furnishings. Garden Hills has also suffered from stiff competition in recent years, and the Atlanta trend has always been to plow it down and move on. The current manager, Kevin Powers, has worked for Lefont since the early 80s and has been at Garden Hills since about 1987. This theater has been around since the early 1940s.
This theater will be closing at the end of October, 2006. The owner has not renewed the current lease.