Atlas Theater and Shops Interior

ID: 5077 ~ Source: Photograph courtesy of the Atlas Performing Arts Center

This file appears in: Atlas Theater and Shops: Upon its construction in 1938, the Atlas was one of only four movie theaters in Washington, DC.

This file appears in: Atlas Theater and Shops: Upon its construction in 1938, the Atlas was one of only four movie theaters in Washington, DC.

Atlas Theater and Shops: Upon its construction in 1938, the Atlas was one of only four movie theaters in Washington, DC.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Designed by noted theater designer John Jacob Zink in the Art Deco Style, the Atlas Theater and Shops were an iconic part of the H Street NE Corridor for 30 years. The building is identifiable through…