Wow, I was surprised to find this discussion. I am the archivist at the DeKalb History Center and am writing a paper about the U.S. bicentennial celebration events in the county.
The time capsule was an official bicentennial event sanctioned by the DeKalb County Bicentennial Committee. It was implanted on June 25, 1976, and was supposed to be reopened in 2000. Tommy, the letter from the governor was actually George Busbee. Carter left office in January 1975. It’s too bad the capsule did not survive. If I find a detailed list of contents in my research, I’ll post it.
If anyone has pictures or other artifacts relating to DeKalb County theaters, consider donating them (or copies) to the DeKalb History Center.
BTW, I grew up going to the Northlake theater, now owned by AMC.
Wow, I was surprised to find this discussion. I am the archivist at the DeKalb History Center and am writing a paper about the U.S. bicentennial celebration events in the county.
The time capsule was an official bicentennial event sanctioned by the DeKalb County Bicentennial Committee. It was implanted on June 25, 1976, and was supposed to be reopened in 2000. Tommy, the letter from the governor was actually George Busbee. Carter left office in January 1975. It’s too bad the capsule did not survive. If I find a detailed list of contents in my research, I’ll post it.
If anyone has pictures or other artifacts relating to DeKalb County theaters, consider donating them (or copies) to the DeKalb History Center.
BTW, I grew up going to the Northlake theater, now owned by AMC.