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| Address | Peachtree & Forsyth Streets Atlanta |
|---|---|
| Owner | Loew's Theatres |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1893 |
| Demolished | 1978 |
| Years active | 1893-1978 |
Degive's Grand Opera House | |
 Loew's Grand Theater ca. 1920 | |
  Location in Downtown Atlanta | |
| Location | 157 Peachtree St., NE,Atlanta,Georgia, United States |
| Coordinates | 33°45′27″N84°23′13″W / 33.75750°N 84.38694°W /33.75750; -84.38694 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Nixon & Lindsey,Thomas W. Lamb (1931 interior remodel) |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000427[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 17, 1977 |
Loew's Grand Theater, originallyDeGive's Grand Opera House, was amovie theater at the corner ofPeachtree and Forsyth Streets indowntown Atlanta,Georgia, United States. It was most famous as the site of the 1939 premiere ofGone with the Wind, which was attended by most of the stars of the film.
It concentrated on showing films made or released byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), aLoews-owned studio, even boasting a sign under its marquee proclaiming it "The Home of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures".[2] Although theUnited States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. casedivested studios of ownership of theater chains in 1948, many MGM films made afterward still had their first showings in Atlanta at this theater, includingSingin' in the Rain, the 1959Ben-Hur andDoctor Zhivago.
The theater was built as DeGive's Grand Opera House in 1893 by entrepreneur and Belgian consulLaurent DeGive, and hosted many concerts and touring opera productions. It is often confused withDeGive's first opera house, which opened in 1870 four blocks south, at the corner ofMarietta and Forsyth streets. The confusion is understandable, as DeGive had his name carved prominently above the entrance of the Grand Theater.
The Grand was bought by the Loews organization in 1927[3] and renovated into a movie theater by architectThomas W. Lamb. The one-screen theater had 2,088 seats. It was extensively damaged as the result of a fire on January 30, 1978. Although the real estate where the theater had stood was of high value, the theater could not be demolished because of its historic status. This led many to speculate that the cause of the fire was arson,[citation needed] although this speculation has never been proven. TheGeorgia-Pacific Tower was built on the former site of the theater.
Bricks from the building were recycled and used to build a popular Atlanta restaurant, Houston's which features a plaque of remembrance of the theater in the waiting area of its original location five miles north, at 2166 Peachtree.[citation needed] Achandelier from the building now hangs prominently at the center of theTabernacle, a church turned concert venue in Atlanta.[citation needed]
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