[Homer_J_Simpson]

My mom was there for the Atlanta premiere at the old DeGive Opera House (the Loew's Grand as it was then - now sadly no more).

She sat on her daddy's shoulders so that she could see Leigh and Gable walk into the theater. It was a Big Deal for a little town, as Atlanta was then.

Did you see this newsreel segment I posted on Dec. 16 after the Atlanta premiere?

Dixie Hails ‘Gone With the Wind’ (Newsreel)

[willieroe]

My mom was there for the Atlanta premiere at the old DeGive Opera House (the Loew's Grand as it was then - now sadly no more).

My father's family and, in fact, the whole town showed up for the premiere of GWTW at the town's movie house - in 1953, 14 years after the release!

This was in rural Arkansas.... How times have changed!

[AnAmericanMother]

Great newsreel!

Of interest to locals is the fact that two of the three radio stations on the mike setup are still around - WSB "The Voice of the South" and WGST (home of Rush Limbaugh).

I can't read the third one in the middle, the last two letters of the call sign are "GA" - but WCGA isn't that old.