Dreaming of Roman Empire and Humble Lodging: Leaving a Piece of “Megalopolis” in Georgia

According to some fun Peachtree City, Georgia public documents and public zoning hearings from 2022, a local news story and the wonderment of my own eyes:

“The motel … purchased … by … LLC of Francis Ford Coppola, named the All Movie Motel … began submitting building permits … to renovate and make major changes … to include a ‘green room,’ a screening room, a projection room …. a non-commercial kitchen … rooms/suites for actors and movie production staff.”

Plus Roman columns and a Dustin Hoffman statue, of course!?

With #Megalopolis on the mind this week of Cannes Film Festival, here was a neat surprise chronicled in our local newspaper about a filmmaking and wine-making genius who is even inventive about lodging his staff and housing his screening rooms:

https://thecitizen.com/2023/01/17/what-secrets-lie-beneath-crosstown-road-rezoning/

Also have you seen the stunning trailer? I’ll be first in line at the IMAX!

Credit: American Zoetrope

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