Mars Theatre
117 N. Chattanooga Street,
LaFayette,
GA
30728
117 N. Chattanooga Street,
LaFayette,
GA
30728
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Did they screen Mars attacks here? Did they sell Mars bars?
I caught a glimpse of the Mars on October 28th, 2018 while riding past aboard the Tennessee Valley Railroad’s Summerville Steam Special excursion train.
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Joe , if you have any other information regarding the Mars, please let us know. We are trying to come up with a more complete history but have not been able to find much in the way of detail. Thanks
Here is another vintage photo of the Mars Theatre from Mars Theater District’s Facebook photo album. The movies Above and Beyond and Battle Zone, displayed on posters above the marquee, were both released in 1952.
The Street View currently on display dates from 2007, four years before the Mars Theatre building suffered a major fire which is depicted on this web page. The Mars Theatre opened in 1931, and closed in the 1950s.
An outfit called Mars Theatre District maintains a a Facebook page with numerous photos of the renovations which have been undertaken since the fire. There is also this vintage photo showing the Mars Theatre sometime around 1940.