Rhodes Center, Shopping center and movie theater in Midtown Atlanta, US.
Rhodes Center is a shopping center and movie theater in Midtown Atlanta located at the intersection of Peachtree and Spring Streets. Three white Georgia marble buildings form the complex, arranged around the original Rhodes Hall structure.
Built in 1937 by architects Ivey and Crook, Rhodes Center became Atlanta's first strip shopping center during the Great Depression era. The theater opened in 1938 with Clark Gable's Test Pilot and later hosted the Atlanta premiere of Gone with the Wind.
The Rhodes Theatre, opening in 1938 with Clark Gable's 'Test Pilot', became a notable venue for international films and premiered 'Gone With the Wind' in Atlanta in 1940.
The south building is accessible via South Rhodes Center NW street, and the Buford Highway Connector provides direct entry from the surrounding area. Both the shopping and theater sections are easily reached from major roads nearby.
The original tenant mix included an A&P superstore, Dutch Oven bakery, and Georgia Milk Producers store alongside specialty shops and restaurants. This combination reflected how early shopping centers aimed to meet all of a neighborhood's everyday needs in one location.
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