Piedmont Hotel, historic building in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
The Piedmont Hotel was an elegant eleven-story building in downtown Atlanta that opened in 1903 and occupied much of a city block. Inside, guests found marble columns and frescoes, while the ground floor held shops and a dining room with space for live music above the upper floors of guest rooms.
The hotel was built starting in 1901 and opened in 1903, quickly recognized as the most luxurious building in the region at that time. A major renovation in 1929 updated its appearance and added shops, but visitor numbers declined over the following decades until the hotel closed and was demolished in 1965.
The hotel served as a gathering place for Atlanta's upper class and hosted cultural events that drew the city's prominent figures. Its lobby housed one of Atlanta's first movie theaters starting in 1906, making it a center for entertainment beyond guest rooms.
The building no longer exists, having been demolished in 1965 to make way for an office building on the same site. Visitors interested in its history can explore the downtown Atlanta location and learn about its role through local historical resources.
The hotel hosted three US presidents and was a favorite stopping place for visiting opera singers, with notable guests including Vice President Thomas R. Marshall and future President Woodrow Wilson. Author Margaret Mitchell of 'Gone with the Wind' even conducted an interview at the hotel for one of her stories.
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