A gaping hole on Gainesville’s South Main Street sits where once stood a prime entertainment venue for North Georgians. It’s the former location of the Royal Theater between the Collegiate Grill and Hunt Tower, formerly the Dixie-Hunt Hotel. The gap between the two buildings now serves as a parking lot for Hunt Tower, an office complex, and a cut-through from Main to Maple streets.
When movies lured people to downtown Gainesville
