Thanks Sam! The ABC theatres were my favourite circuit during my tenure in Marthasville. Didn’t they also build a triple down around Morrow before Plitt bought them out?
Are your photos posted anywhere on the web? It would be great to see the place again. What ever became of the Stone Mount? I can’t recall if it was an ABC or Plitt operation, but do remember that it wasn’t too bad of a venue.
I can’t stir up too much emotion at the passing of the T & C. It wasn’t very distinctive and whatever redeeming qualities it had were lost when the main auditorium was twinned.
Next time you’re at the downtown library, check the old Cole and Polk directories from 1915 to date. In the early editions (circa 1900-1940) you’ll probably need to look under the heading of “Movie or Motion Picture Theatres. The later editions have all of the listings under Theatres.
Ms Marsh site is as inconspicuous as she was. Oakland is the Dunwoody for the dead.
Why not revert the main auditorium back to a single screen and put in statium seating? Was the main auditorium originally configured for cinerama? I never had the fortune to visit the theatre during the very few years it was a single screen.
The last theatres I knew of which were equipped with 70mm were the Fox, Tara, 12 Oaks, Delk, Towne Center, the Plitt Phipps Plaza, Stone Mount Twin and Merchants Walk. This was back in the late 70s, early 80s. I’m pretty sure the Fox still has 70MM and possibly the Tara. Was the North Dekalb about the same layout as the Lakewood? What was the capacity seating for these the theatres both prior to and after conversion to twins?
Storey, not Story, got it! Didn’t they also run a couple of theatres in Tennessee and Alabama as well?
Bummer about the closing of the Delk. Was there when it was being built in the 1980s. One of the last theatres constructed in the area with curtains that actually worked and 70mm projection.
Have received word that the Fifth Avenue building still exist, but no word to date as to what, if any, of the theatres' interiors are still intact. Please update if you have any additional information.
My murky memory is beginning to solidify! I do remember Laura Antonelli although I don’t recall any of her films right off hand. I am still unable to recall the interior of the Emory, but the description of the North Dekalb was right on the mark. What ever became of the Story chain? Didn’t they also own a couple of television stations, like WAGA in Atlanta?
Thank you all! I do recall the Weis. It was located on the corner of Peachtree and 13th about ½ block down from Colony Square. Rather cryptic account of Ms Mitchell. It’s been a very long time since I have heard this story and it strikes a cord. She was one swell gal.
The association between the Emory & North Dekalb was based on my finite memory of the theatres. In that both have been gone for over twenty years and with no available photographs of the theatres in which to reference, I posted a log on each in hopes that someone can help fill in the spots that time has erased. What I recall is that both had a stark white foyer and lobby and, for lack of a better description, an understated colonial theme. Prior to North Dekalbs’ conversion to a twin, didn’t it have the same type of stage as the Emory?
Do you happen to know where on 13th Street the theatre is/was located and if it is still standing? I have one listing for an Art Cinema at 293 Peachtree St NW, but I think this was an adult cinema.
I know of only 2 theatres in Livingston at this point in time, the Livingston and the Classic. The Livingston was located at 306 Broad St and the Classic (which is now a restaurant) at 104 W. Court Square. Will post if I come across anything more.
Here’s (atlantatimemachine.com/commercialbldgs/gtheatre.htm )a now & then photo of the Gorden from the Georgia State Unv. photo archive. Strange it’s uncanny resemblance to the West End.
Thank you for the update. I had been to the Howard when it was the Cinerama, Atlanta, and Columbia, but never the Paramount in that it was long gone before I came along. I recall on more than one visit to the former Howard being told that it had gone through several names and remodeling since it first opened. The photograph appearing at the top of this page is almost identical to one I saw in Atlanta of the Howard, hence the mistake on my part. The photo from the Georgia State archives showing with the marquee of the Loews just to the right of the Paramount indeed confirms that the Howard was a separate entity. Thus said, which is/was the correct address for the Paramount, 583 Peachtree Rd NE or 169 Peachtree St NE?
The website is http://www.timelesstribute.net/pages/6/ (you’ll need to scroll down to the bottom of the page for information on the theatre. To the best of my knowledge the theatre primarly shows english films without subtitles.
The address for the Phipps is 3500 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326. When ABC Southeastern debuted the Plaza 1969 it was a single “very wide” screen theatre. In the mid 1970s Plitt took over operation of the theatre and split the auditorium down the centre in one of the best “twining†jobs I ever saw. In 1973 the Phipps Penthouse was constructed adjacent to the existing theatre in the upper north wing of the mall. The Penthouse had its own ticket booth and lobby. Both ABC and Plitt ran an excellent operation a Phipps Plaza. When the mall went through a major remolding in the early 1990s, the theatres were demolished and a department store now resides in their former site. AMC opened a 14-screen theatre in the mall around 1992.
Very late 50s or early 60s. I don’t recall the theatre having anything distintive like the streamline design used during the mid 40s to mid 50s. I kinda remember the Belmont being like the old Village over in Chamblee, but on a much smaller scale.
Since the North Springs is still somewhat intact (based on a cursory view of the property last year) do you think it could be fitted for Cinerama?
Thanks Sam! The ABC theatres were my favourite circuit during my tenure in Marthasville. Didn’t they also build a triple down around Morrow before Plitt bought them out?
Are your photos posted anywhere on the web? It would be great to see the place again. What ever became of the Stone Mount? I can’t recall if it was an ABC or Plitt operation, but do remember that it wasn’t too bad of a venue.
I can’t stir up too much emotion at the passing of the T & C. It wasn’t very distinctive and whatever redeeming qualities it had were lost when the main auditorium was twinned.
Next time you’re at the downtown library, check the old Cole and Polk directories from 1915 to date. In the early editions (circa 1900-1940) you’ll probably need to look under the heading of “Movie or Motion Picture Theatres. The later editions have all of the listings under Theatres.
Ms Marsh site is as inconspicuous as she was. Oakland is the Dunwoody for the dead.
Tara, thy days are numbered.
I don’t have a clue. It can’t recall there being another cinema that close to the Emory.
Why not revert the main auditorium back to a single screen and put in statium seating? Was the main auditorium originally configured for cinerama? I never had the fortune to visit the theatre during the very few years it was a single screen.
The last theatres I knew of which were equipped with 70mm were the Fox, Tara, 12 Oaks, Delk, Towne Center, the Plitt Phipps Plaza, Stone Mount Twin and Merchants Walk. This was back in the late 70s, early 80s. I’m pretty sure the Fox still has 70MM and possibly the Tara. Was the North Dekalb about the same layout as the Lakewood? What was the capacity seating for these the theatres both prior to and after conversion to twins?
Storey, not Story, got it! Didn’t they also run a couple of theatres in Tennessee and Alabama as well?
Bummer about the closing of the Delk. Was there when it was being built in the 1980s. One of the last theatres constructed in the area with curtains that actually worked and 70mm projection.
Have received word that the Fifth Avenue building still exist, but no word to date as to what, if any, of the theatres' interiors are still intact. Please update if you have any additional information.
My murky memory is beginning to solidify! I do remember Laura Antonelli although I don’t recall any of her films right off hand. I am still unable to recall the interior of the Emory, but the description of the North Dekalb was right on the mark. What ever became of the Story chain? Didn’t they also own a couple of television stations, like WAGA in Atlanta?
Thank you all! I do recall the Weis. It was located on the corner of Peachtree and 13th about ½ block down from Colony Square. Rather cryptic account of Ms Mitchell. It’s been a very long time since I have heard this story and it strikes a cord. She was one swell gal.
The association between the Emory & North Dekalb was based on my finite memory of the theatres. In that both have been gone for over twenty years and with no available photographs of the theatres in which to reference, I posted a log on each in hopes that someone can help fill in the spots that time has erased. What I recall is that both had a stark white foyer and lobby and, for lack of a better description, an understated colonial theme. Prior to North Dekalbs’ conversion to a twin, didn’t it have the same type of stage as the Emory?
Do you happen to know where on 13th Street the theatre is/was located and if it is still standing? I have one listing for an Art Cinema at 293 Peachtree St NW, but I think this was an adult cinema.
Good golly this place is swell! How much of the interior is still intact?
I know of only 2 theatres in Livingston at this point in time, the Livingston and the Classic. The Livingston was located at 306 Broad St and the Classic (which is now a restaurant) at 104 W. Court Square. Will post if I come across anything more.
Here’s (atlantatimemachine.com/commercialbldgs/gtheatre.htm )a now & then photo of the Gorden from the Georgia State Unv. photo archive. Strange it’s uncanny resemblance to the West End.
You can view now and then photos of the thearte at View link
Thank you for the update. I had been to the Howard when it was the Cinerama, Atlanta, and Columbia, but never the Paramount in that it was long gone before I came along. I recall on more than one visit to the former Howard being told that it had gone through several names and remodeling since it first opened. The photograph appearing at the top of this page is almost identical to one I saw in Atlanta of the Howard, hence the mistake on my part. The photo from the Georgia State archives showing with the marquee of the Loews just to the right of the Paramount indeed confirms that the Howard was a separate entity. Thus said, which is/was the correct address for the Paramount, 583 Peachtree Rd NE or 169 Peachtree St NE?
Were there 2 Ritz theatres in Memphis? I have one on file with an address of 1705 Poplar Ave. Are these both the same?
Is the Bookstar still open? The Belle Meade Bookstar closed over a year ago & will soon be gutted. About how many would the Plaza seat?
The website is http://www.timelesstribute.net/pages/6/ (you’ll need to scroll down to the bottom of the page for information on the theatre. To the best of my knowledge the theatre primarly shows english films without subtitles.
The address for the Phipps is 3500 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326. When ABC Southeastern debuted the Plaza 1969 it was a single “very wide” screen theatre. In the mid 1970s Plitt took over operation of the theatre and split the auditorium down the centre in one of the best “twining†jobs I ever saw. In 1973 the Phipps Penthouse was constructed adjacent to the existing theatre in the upper north wing of the mall. The Penthouse had its own ticket booth and lobby. Both ABC and Plitt ran an excellent operation a Phipps Plaza. When the mall went through a major remolding in the early 1990s, the theatres were demolished and a department store now resides in their former site. AMC opened a 14-screen theatre in the mall around 1992.
Very late 50s or early 60s. I don’t recall the theatre having anything distintive like the streamline design used during the mid 40s to mid 50s. I kinda remember the Belmont being like the old Village over in Chamblee, but on a much smaller scale.