Hall County Courthouse, Area 3
The film clips listed below show the complete destruction the Green Street-side of the Hall County Courthouse, which was located on West Broad Street. Even though city officials had put plans into motion to demolish the fifty-two year old courthouse, designs for the new building called for incorporating elements of the existing courthouse into the new structure.
Film footage
- Clip of the damage to the on the Green-Street side of the County Courthouse and the resulting fires, Gainesville, Georgia 1936 April 6
Photographs and postcards
Hall County's courthouse after the 1936 tornado, Hall County, Georgia Historical Photograph Collection (Hall County Library System)
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Looking toward courthouse after the tornado, Hall County, Georgia Historical Photograph Collection (Hall County Library System)
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Photograph of Hall County Courthouse after it was destroyed by a tornado, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, 1936 Apr., Vanishing Georgia (Georgia Archives)
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Postcard of damaged buildings and debris, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, 1936 Apr. 6, Vanishing Georgia (Georgia Archives)
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Ruins of Hall County Courthouse after 1936 tornado, Hall County, Georgia Historical Photograph Collection (Hall County Library System)
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