Loew's Grand Theatre
157 Peachtree Street NE,
Atlanta,
GA
30303
157 Peachtree Street NE,
Atlanta,
GA
30303
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Previously operated by: Loew's Inc.
Architects: Thomas White Lamb
Styles: Art Deco, Italian Renaissance
Previous Names: DeGive Grand Opera House
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Built in 1893 as the DeGive Grand Opera House. It was taken over by Marcus Loew in 1918 and was remodeled to become Loew’s Grand Theatre. It was here that the ‘Gala World Premiere’ of "Gone With The Wind" was held in 1939. It was chosen to be the first theatre to screen the 70mm, widescreen and stereophonic sound print of “Gone With the Wind on October 4, 1967.
The Loew’s Grand Theatre listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and closed on July 7, 1977 with Peter Fonda in “Outlaw Blues”. It was briefly used for storage, was damaged by fire on January 30, 1978. It was demolished later in 1978.
The theater was memorialized by Davis Cone’s painting which can be viewed in Popcorn Palaces, available from Harry Abrams books.
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1957 photo added via Shorpy website below. Image can be enlarged there.
http://www.shorpy.com/node/23150?size=_original#caption
This opened on February 10th, 1893. Article:
DeGive Grand Opera House opening · Sun, Feb 5, 1893 – Page 17 · The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) · Newspapers.com
Also grand opening ad form 1893 in the photo section.
Marcus Loew was oerating the Grand as early as 1918, as reported in the May 18 issue of The Moving Picture World:
Remembering the 80th anniversary today of the world premiere of “Gone With the Wind” at Loew’s Grand Theatre on December 15th, 1939. Ad displayed here
Just posted a photo from the GP Center memorializing the Grand taken recently on a trip there.
An abundance of vintage film coverage of the 1939 premiere can be viewed on the internet, including some from MGM’s “News of the Day” newsreel. Click here
Some brief silent coverage in FULL COLOR of the 1939 world premiere can be viewed here
The fire was in the morning on Monday January 30, 1978.
Photos added.
On October 4, 1967, the Loew’s Grand became the first ever movie theater to run the reissue of “Gone With The Wind” in 70mm, widescreen, and stereophonic sound, all-in-one. It was closed by Loews on July 7, 1977 with “Outlaw Blues”. It briefly became a storage facility before the January 30, 1978 morning fire.