Loew's Grand Theater Fire

Collection:

Norman F. Bielowicz Photographs, 1978

Creator:

Bielowicz, Norman F.

Date:

1978-01-30

URL at Partner site:

http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Bielowicz/id/1

DLG URL:

https://dlg.usg.edu/record/geh_bielowicz_ahc150001002a

Subject:

Fires--Georgia--Atlanta--History--1951-, Fire extinction--Georgia--Atlanta--History--1951-, Fire extinction--Equipment and supplies--History--1951-, Fire extinction--Water-supply--History--1951-, Disasters--Georgia--Atlanta--History--1951-, Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta, Theaters--Georgia--Atlanta, Smoke--Georgia--Atlanta, Motion picture theaters--Georgia--Atlanta, Office buildings--Georgia--Atlanta, Hose--Georgia--Atlanta, Ladders--Georgia--Atlanta, Fire fighters--Georgia--Atlanta, Street lighting--Georgia--Atlanta, Spectators--Georgia--Atlanta, Loew's Grand Theater (Atlanta, Ga.), Loew's Grand Theater (Atlanta, Ga.)--Fire, 1978, Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Wolf Camera Supply (Atlanta, Ga.), and Zebra Lounge (Atlanta, Ga.)

Spatial coverage:

United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798

Medium:

color transparencies and color photographs

Description:

View of a fire in Loew's Grand Theater (also known as the DeGive Opera House) in Atlanta, Georgia. Loew's Grand Theater was built in 1893 as the DeGive Opera House. It came under the management of Marcus Loew's Theater organization in 1916.In 1932, in order to compete with movie theaters, the Grand was renovated by architect Thomas W. Lamb. The one screen theater had 2088 seats. The theater was the site of the movie premiere of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind in 1939. Declining attendance in the 1960s led to its closing in 1977. The abandoned theater caught fire January 30, 1978 and the damage led to the demolition of the historic venue.

Holding Institution:

Atlanta History Center

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/