Metropolitan Theatre
Luckie Street NW and Broad Street NW,
Atlanta,
GA
30303
Luckie Street NW and Broad Street NW,
Atlanta,
GA
30303
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Located at the corner of Luckie Street NW and Broad Street NW. The Metropolitan Theatre opened July 4, 1921 with James Kirkwood in “Bob Hampton of Placer”. George Lee Hambrick was the opening organist. The Metropolitan Theatre was closed in 1931.
Contributed by
John Tanner
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The Metropolitan must have been long gone before 1960. I wasn’t aware there ever existed another theatre of this size in the Atlanta area other than the Fox, Rialto, Erlanger, Loews or the Paramount. Any idea as to its exact location, when it was closed/demolished and what ever became of the organ?
For much more information on this theatre google up Atlanta Chapter ATOS, I have written a series of articles on many of Atlanta’s theatre that are too long to post here. Also you will find articles on the Howard/PAramount, Capitol, Keith’s Georgia (later Roxy) in other months of the newsletters.
Indeed the Metropolitan is not known by many because it closed in 1931.
J. Tanner: Thanks and will do! I attended some of the AGO meetings while residing in Atlanta but was never able to hook up with the ATOS. What ever became of the former WSB radio broadcaster who played the organ at the Fox, or of Jay (I can’t recall his last name) who was the organist at the pizza parlor over on Franklin Road? Is Joe Patten still with us?
Jack: The metropolitan article is in the November newsletter. Jay Mitchel is doing some organ work around but don’t run across him very much. Joe Patten is still around but has retired as technical director of the Fox. Bob Van Camp who was the WSB radio announcer and House Organist at the Fox for many years passed away in the early 1990’s
John _ Thank you for your wonderful articles on the Atlanta Chapter ATOS website! My father vividly remembered seeing movies at the Metroplitan. In fact, his older brother, my late Uncle Herbert, worked as an usher at the Metropolitan Theatre! My dad saw the original 1925 LOST WORLD at the Metroploitan. He took my grandmother to see Al Jolson in THE JAZZ SINGER at the Metropolitan, as well. You’ve uncovered a piece of Atlanta history that only a very few native Atlantans are aware of today. Again, I thank you!
A copy of the grand opening ad for the Metropolitan can be seen here.
Thanks for the picture. I have wondered what this theater looked like.
a closer view of the grand opening ad (zoomable)
Metropolitan theatre opening · Sun, Jul 3, 1921 – Page 4 · The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) · Newspapers.com