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De Give's Opera House
Tuesday, July 4, 1882
The Decorative Arts
Newspaper report
The Atlanta Constitution, July 5, 1882, 4
Newspaper advertisement
The Atlanta Constitution, June 28, 1882, 5
DeGive's Opera House
NE corner of Marietta and Forsyth Streets, Atlanta, GA (now 41 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30303)*
Opened: January 24, 1870 (Laurent DeGive)
Seating capacity: 2000
Later: Bijou Theatre
Demolished: 1921
Replaced by: Palmer Building (demolished)
Markham House
22-24 Lloyd Street, Atlanta, GA (now Central Avenue), NE corner of the passenger depot at the head of Wall Street
Opened: November 15, 1875 (William Markham)
Rooms: 107
Destroyed (fire): May 13, 1896
INDICATION | WILDE AND IMPOSTER
Newspaper advertisement
The Atlanta Constitution, July 2, 1882, 7
Markham House (#28) in the center is the U-shaped building adjacent to the railroad terminal.
DeGive's Opera House (#12) is NW of the hotel on Marietta (extn of Decatur) diagonally opposite the Capitol building (#14).
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