Laurent DeGive
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Laurent DeGive was the Belgian consul in Atlanta, Georgia
in the late 1800s. He arrived in Atlanta in 1859. He built two opera houses in Atlanta, DeGive's Opera House
, and DeGive's Grand Opera House
, which would later become Loew's Grand Theatre
, where Gone with the Wind (film)
premiered.
DeGive helped organize the Gate City Street Railroad Company in 1881 together with L. B. Wilson, A. M. Reinhardt and John Stephens. In 1884 they built a line which started at the Kimball House
and went via Pryor, Wheat and Jackson Streets to Ponce de Leon Springs
. The line operated until January 1887, when it was sold.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
in the late 1800s. He arrived in Atlanta in 1859. He built two opera houses in Atlanta, DeGive's Opera House
DeGive's Opera House
DeGive's Opera House was Atlanta's main opera venue from 1871 until 1893.There are varying accounts of its construction. The Atlanta History Center describes how Belgian consul Laurent DeGive purchased an unfinished building at the corner of Marietta and Forsyth and hired architect and civil...
, and DeGive's Grand Opera House
Loew's Grand Theatre
Loew's Grand Theater, originally DeGive's Grand Opera House, was a movie theater at the corner of Peachtree and Forsyth Streets in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
, which would later become Loew's Grand Theatre
Loew's Grand Theatre
Loew's Grand Theater, originally DeGive's Grand Opera House, was a movie theater at the corner of Peachtree and Forsyth Streets in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
, where Gone with the Wind (film)
Gone with the Wind (film)
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard...
premiered.
DeGive helped organize the Gate City Street Railroad Company in 1881 together with L. B. Wilson, A. M. Reinhardt and John Stephens. In 1884 they built a line which started at the Kimball House
Kimball House
The Kimball House was the name of two historical hotels in Atlanta, Georgia. Both were constructed on an entire city block at the south-southeast corner of Five Points, bounded by Whitehall Street , Decatur Street, Pryor Street, and Wall Street.-First Kimball House:-Design and construction:In 1870...
and went via Pryor, Wheat and Jackson Streets to Ponce de Leon Springs
Ponce de Leon Springs
Ponce de Leon Springs can refer to:* Ponce de Leon Springs , former springs in Atlanta, Georgia* Ponce de Leon Springs State Park, a park in the Florida panhandle...
. The line operated until January 1887, when it was sold.