The Alamo

The Alamo is a bar, live-music venue and former movie theater located on the square in Historic Downtown Newnan, Georgia, in the United States. According to its official website, the building was constructed as a movie theater in 1890, giving it a long local history; many Newnan residents recall having their first date at what was then known as The Alamo Theater. Although it is no longer a featured first-run movie house, the venue retains a roughly 100-square-foot screen that it uses for sporting events and for screenings of locally filmed episodes of the television series The Walking Dead. Today The Alamo positions itself primarily as a music and nightlife destination. It advertises the biggest stage in town and hosts live music every weekend, featuring both full bands and local acoustic musicians, and states that it has been voted the best music venue on the south side of the Atlanta area multiple years in a row. Over the years the stage has welcomed acts such as Sugarland, Kool & The Gang, Departure, Michele Malone, Kilo Ali, The Psycho DeVilles and Chubby Checker. Beyond concerts, the venue runs karaoke, singer-songwriter nights and game nights, and its dance floor and bar have been used as filming locations for music videos and movie scenes. The Alamo also operates as a bar with an ever-changing draft beer selection emphasizing local craft brews, plus a cooler stocked with more than 100 beers. It is closely tied to Fabiano's Pizzeria next door, which the same operators describe as part of the same business — "Our pizza. Our beer. Our place." The two share phone lines and an online ordering system, and together they form a combined food, drink and entertainment offering on the Newnan square. The venue describes itself as welcoming to "all kinds" of guests. As a small, locally owned hospitality business, The Alamo is privately held and does not disclose corporate ownership, executive leadership or financial information. Its identity is bound up with its historic building and its role in the social life of Newnan, where it functions as a neighborhood bar, concert room and event space rather than a national chain or franchise brand.

The Alamo occupies a building in Historic Downtown Newnan, Georgia, that its operators say was built as a movie theater in 1890. For much of the twentieth century it served as a local cinema known as The Alamo Theater, and it became a sentimental landmark for generations of Newnan residents — the official website notes that many locals remember having their first date there. As a neighborhood movie house it was eventually superseded by larger, more modern theaters, and it ceased to operate as a featured first-run cinema. Rather than close, the building was repurposed as a bar and entertainment venue. The venue retained a large projection screen — described on its website as roughly 100 square feet — and began using it for sporting events and for screenings of locally filmed episodes of The Walking Dead, a television series produced in the Atlanta area. The former auditorium was adapted into a concert room with what the business calls the biggest stage in town, and the old cinema's dance floor and bar have since appeared in music videos and movie scenes. Over the years The Alamo built a reputation as a live-music destination on the south side of the Atlanta metropolitan area, hosting both touring acts and local musicians. Its website lists performers who have appeared on its stage, including Sugarland, Kool & The Gang, Departure, Michele Malone, Kilo Ali, The Psycho DeVilles and Chubby Checker. It also claims to have been voted the best music venue on the south side multiple years in a row. Beyond concerts, the venue added karaoke, singer-songwriter nights and game nights to its weekly schedule. The business expanded its food and drink offering by linking with Fabiano's Pizzeria next door, which the same operators describe as part of the same enterprise. The two share contact details and an online ordering system introduced in 2017, and The Alamo promotes a rotating draft list focused on local craft breweries alongside a cooler holding more than 100 beers. The venue has also attracted celebrity visitors, with its website citing sightings of figures such as Norman Reedus, Woody Harrelson, Melissa McBride, Steven Yeun, Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy and others associated with productions filmed in Georgia. As of the late 2010s and beyond, The Alamo continues to operate as a privately owned bar and music venue on the Newnan square, combining its historic theater setting with a modern nightlife and craft-beer program.

• 2017

  Online ordering is introduced for The Alamo and sister business Fabiano's Pizzeria.

• 1890

  The building is constructed as a movie theater in Newnan, Georgia, later known as The Alamo Theater.

• The venue hosts performers including Sugarland, Kool & The Gang, Chubby Checker and others on its stage.

• The Alamo is voted the best music venue on the south side of the Atlanta area multiple years in a row, according to its website.

A historic, locally owned bar and live-music venue on the Newnan square, known for weekend concerts, craft beer and its 1890 theater heritage.

• Live music and concerts

  Weekend performances by full bands and local acoustic musicians on the venue's stage.

• Draft and packaged beer

  An ever-changing draft selection featuring local craft brews plus a cooler with over 100 beers.

• Sports and local screenings

  Use of the venue's roughly 100 sq. ft. screen for sporting events and locally filmed episodes of The Walking Dead.

• Karaoke, singer-songwriter and game nights

  Regular themed nights complementing the live-music schedule.

• Fabiano's Pizzeria food

  Pizza from the adjacent sister business, described by the operators as part of the same place.

1. 1The Alamo Newnan – official websitethealamonewnan.com
2. 2The Alamo – Wikidatawikidata.org