DeSoto Theater, Rome

Name: DeSoto Theater
Address: Rome, United States

#11 among attractions in Rome

Concerts and shows, Theater

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The DeSoto Theatre is a theater in downtown Rome, Georgia, in the United States. The DeSoto Theatre was the first theater in the southeast to display Sound Movies. It is currently owned by the Historic DeSoto Theatre Foundation, a nonprofit organization created by the building's former owner and current resident theatre group, the Rome Little Theatre. The previous building was home to the Freedmen's Bureau of Rome. In early 1908 O. C. Lam, the owner of Lam Amusement Company, laid plans to construct a new movie theater in downtown Rome, Georgia. Lam wanted to build a movie palace, a luxurious theater modeled after New York's Roxy. Lam purchased a section of prime real estate on the main street of downtown Rome for $37,000. ()

Coordinates: 34°15'21"N, 85°10'9"W

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DeSoto Theater – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Forum Civic Center, Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Blossom Hill, Historic Courthouse.

~1100 ftW
Concerts and shows, Music venue, Sport venue
Forum Civic Center, Rome
6 min walk • The Forum River Center is a multi-purpose arena and convention center in Rome, Georgia, United States. It seats 2,140 for arena football, up to 3,116 for other sporting events and up to 3,932 for concerts.
0.6 miSW
Cemetery
Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome
17 min walk • Myrtle Hill Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in the city of Rome, Georgia. The cemetery is at the confluence of the Etowah River and Oostanaula River and to the south of downtown Rome across the South Broad Street bridge.
1.1 miNE
Mountain
Blossom Hill, Rome
29 min walk • Blossom Hill is a summit in Rome, Georgia. With an elevation of 784 feet, Blossom Hill is the 901st highest summit in the state of Georgia. It is considered to be one of the Seven Hills of Rome, Georgia. Jackson Hill is located about 0.3 miles south of the summit. Blossom Hill was named from the fact a local girl picked flowers there.
~870 ftSW
Park
Historic Courthouse, Rome
5 min walk • The Floyd County Administration Building at Fourth Avenue and East First Street in Rome, Georgia was built in 1896 and extended in 1904, 1911, and 1941. It was formerly known as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse and has also been known as the Federal Building and Post Office. Its exterior reflects Second Renaissance Revival styling.
~800 ftS
Skate park, Tower
Clock Tower, Rome
4 min walk • The Clock Tower in Rome, Georgia is one of the oldest landmarks in the city. The Clock Tower is located at the summit of Clock Tower Hill one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
~880 ftN
Library
Sara Hightower Regional Library System, Rome
5 min walk • The Sara Hightower Regional Library System is a system of 6 public libraries in the Northwest Georgia region serving Chattooga County, Polk County and Floyd County. The headquarters of the library system is located in Rome, Georgia at the Rome-Floyd County Library.
0.6 miSW
Memorial
Tomb of the Known Soldier, Rome
17 min walk • The Tomb of the Known Soldier is a grave site in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome, Georgia, United States, dedicated to a soldier killed in World War I, Private Charles Graves.
~1610 ftS
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture
Between the Rivers Historic District, Rome
8 min walk • The Between the Rivers Historic District in Rome, Georgia, USA, is a 90 acres historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included 292 contributing buildings and three contributing structures.
1.2 miE
34°15'27"N • 85°8'55"W
Coosa Valley Fair, Rome
31 min walk • Fair
1 miS
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Colonial revival architecture
East Rome Historic District, Rome
26 min walk • The East Rome Historic District, in Rome, Georgia, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The listing included 112 contributing buildings on 60 acres.
~650 ftS
Neighbourhood
Rome City School District, Rome
4 min walk • The Rome City School District is a public school district in Floyd County, Georgia, United States, based in the city of Rome. It serves the city of Rome and the surrounding communities in Floyd County.

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Which popular attractions are close to DeSoto Theater?

Nearby attractions include Rome City School District, Rome (4 min walk), Clock Tower, Rome (4 min walk), Historic Courthouse, Rome (5 min walk), Sara Hightower Regional Library System, Rome (5 min walk).