“Hops at the History Center” set Oct. 8: The Winecoff Hotel Fire with Janet Cox, Sam Heys, and Allen B. Goodwin

DECATUR, GA – On Dec.7, 1946 at 3:42 a.m. the first alarm came into Atlanta Fire Department headquarters: “The Winecoff Hotel is on fire!” For the next two hours, everything good, bad, improbable, and certain about the human experience played out. Few events in history can match the Winecoff Fire for extremes.

The DeKalb County History Center will present Janet Cox, daughter of survivor Dorothy Moen Cox, and the authors of the book, The Winecoff Fire, to discuss both the personal and historical significance of this Atlanta tragedy that happened on Dec. 7, 1946. This event will be recorded

The ticketed program is open to the public.

AT A GLANCE:

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

DeKalb History Center, 2^nd floor

101 E Court Square

Decatur, GA  

Ticket link: https://dekalbhistory.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/19757

Tickets: Members $5, Non-members $10

Includes one drink ticket.