McCarthy Store #1 - Douglasville Commercial Historic District - Douglasville, GA
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YoSam.
N 33° 45.058 W 084° 44.940
16S E 708500 N 3736820
Seems to be a discrepancy as to who opened the theater first
Waymark Code: WMYCBZ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2018
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County of store: Douglas County
Location of store: Broad St., 3rd store fron W. of Price St., Douglasville
Original Occupant: Joseph C. McCarthy
Current Occupant: Fabianco's Pizza
Built: 1909
"In June 1914, C.O. Lam opened Douglasville*s first moving picture
house, "The Crescent Theater," on East Broad Street in the building
formerly occupied by the Douglas County Sentinel Printing Co. By October, 1914, V.R. Smith opened his newly built opera house next to
the Douglasville Banking Co. on Broad Street. Subsequently, the Alpha
Theater moved to a new location at the corner of Church and Price
Street and is now the site of O'Neal's Clothing Store." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"11. McCarley Store #1
Mr. Joseph C. McCarley built this brick building circa 1909 and ran a five
and dime store and a notions shop. In 1914, Vander R. Smith, a cotton
buyer, purchased this building and opened the Kozytorium, which was
Douglasville’s first motion picture theatre that featured first run films." ~ Walking Tour of Historic District