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Air conditioning comes to Atlanta

As early as 1928, Atlanta shoppers could enjoy the new cool air system of Davison-Paxon department store. “Shoppers of Atlanta now may enjoy one of the blessings of modern science which heretofore has been reserved for theater goers and the patrons of a few restaurants.”

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Storey’s North DeKalb Theatre

Storey’s North DeKalb first opened as a single theatre in 1965. “Lord Jim,” starring Peter O’Toole, was the first film to run at North DeKalb. By 1976, the theater was changed over to a twin, by dividing the existing theater down the middle. This created two narrow theaters, each with a smaller screen.

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Another movie theater, Perimeter Mall opens 1973

I-285 was completed in 1969, Perimeter Mall opened August 11, 1971, and the Perimeter Mall General Cinema triplex opened in December of 1973. The theater held 1,700 people. (Atlanta Constitution, Dec. 23, 1973, “Perimeter Mall Gets 3 Theaters”)