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1940s

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Posted on December 15, 2015 by Richard Friend
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Lobby Card from the Laurel Theatre

Seventy-six years ago tonight, “Gone with the Wind” premiered in Atlanta. Laurel’s original movie theater gave it the grand treatment for both its initial release in April 1940 and for a re-release in 1961 honoring the Civil War Centennial. Pete has shared some artifacts from both on his page, which you can see here.

Posted in Pete LewnesTagged 1930s, 1940s, 1960s, movie theaters
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