According to the Sex listings, it appears Belvedere is closed for good. Unfortunately, all it took to close this place down was a thug with a bullet, intent on robbing the owner of the place. Having been there before, she couldn't have had a lot of money in the first place, but I suppose even 10 bucks would have been worth it for this killer. A killer did what the neighborhood tried to do for years and even the DeKalb county police couldn't do.

Now we are left with Buford Hwy cinemas, a place that always gets mixed reviews, mostly bad. If it is true that Belvedere has closed for good, it would be nice if someone could step in and keep it running.

The good news out of all of this is at least according to the AJC, they caught the individual who shot and killed the owner's son. The killer had gotten out of Federal prison back in January. For the full story on his arrest, check out the story here: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/met...lb_murder.html

Over the years, I had mostly great experiences at the Belvedere, even back in the day when it was a 'family' type place to go. Whenever I was in the area on business, I made sure to stop by and most every time I can say I had an excellent time, sometimes more fun than others. This place will truly be missed and the Atlanta area has now lost another place for us to meet.

I'm sure the neighbors are happy, and most likely so are the DeKalb police. I know a lot of us will miss the place.

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I have gone to Belvedere for many years and I hate this incident happened. I have no idea if she is going reopen the theatre or simply call it quits. The lease was getting short from what I heard anyway.

As for the Buford I was there a couple of weeks ago. The old guy at the front kept coming around with his flashlight every 5 minutes. There was action between his rounds but def Buford is not friendly. The owner of Belvedere treated us all with respect.

So now I'm having to hunt for new places to go for entertainment.

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I'm not sure if the Belvedere has reopened. However, Wed at 5:00pm WSBTV-2 is having segment where they say they went in undercover into Belvedere and they show at least one person being arrested. The news snippet gives no indication of when this story originated so I don't know if it was before the shooting or this past weekend.

I didn't see any stories in the AJC concerning any raids/arrests in area theatres this past weekend.

But it should be interesting.

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Sounds like the police must have told WSB something was going down.

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Like clockwork, the reporters of the major news stations are always looking for something 'newsworthy' whenever it's time for sweeps. Of course, 'sex sells' and nothing sells more than people being upset that there is an adult entertainment business in their area.

I can hardly wait to see the report on the news tonight, although I will have to temper my enthusiasm as the wife will be watching news with me as usual. I don't know why people just can't leave things alone sometimes.

To go into a business, any business, with a hidden camera is wrong, but it is entertainment.

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Actually from my observations, it could just as easily have been the other way: the media alerting the police. I've seen them do it countless times around the country in order to add some 'validity' to a story. Shame on the media for this and shame on the cops for wasting my tax dollars. Why doesn't the media do an expose on how they always report 'salacious' stories during certain times of the year, when they're seeking better ratings? Talk about a story of abuse of power!!!

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From the broadcast (and the transcripts at www.wsbtv.com, it appears the news media did indeed ask the police for help in getting this story. They used one of their camera guys to go inside and film some of the things going on. Whether he will be used to testify I don't know. According to the reporter, the neighborhood called them in February asking for their (WSBTV) assistance in the story. So the distinct impression is this was a news media raid moreso than Dekalb Police. The police were simply there for the easy arrest(s).

We'll have to wait and see whether this becomes common or the police leave us alone for another couple of years until WSB needs a news story.

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