Bob and I spent a lovely few hours this afternoon walking to and then having a tour of Atlanta’s historic Fox Theatre. This on a day that almost hit a heat record at a high of 72 degrees Fahrenheit. A cool front comes in tonight and temps will soon be more seasonal.
The Fox Theatre was begun in 1928, originally conceived as a home for the Atlanta’s Shriners organization. They were focused on creating a structure that honored the great mosques/structures of the Far East. However, they soon ran out of money and ended up partnering with William Fox, a movie mogul wanting to create a large movie venue in Atlanta.
The now Fox Theatre opened on Christmas Day 1926 with a 4600 seat theatre for Fox and a couple of ballrooms and offices for the Shriners.
to keep the theater from being razed to make a parking lot
for Southern Bell Telephone.
would collect the tickets at the door
The highlighted Parton the left is not boxed seats
but covering for the pipes for the Mighty Mo organ.
and the moon and star for the Shriners.
where they currently host proms and weddings
On the way back, Bob and I walked a different route back which took us by the current Shriners Temple.
On the way back, Bob and I stopped at a bar in a boutique hotel for a cocktail before heading back.
Just for giggles, Bob and I counted the number of different places we rested our head in 2024 and came up with 72. We still find that pretty exciting.
Peckish Travels 
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What a Superb theatre I also noted that you now own a drinking den appropriately named “Mrs Ps” 🥂😁👍
S.J.B
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And I have decorated it with peacocks!
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