Pullman Yard

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Pratt-Pullman Yard
Pullman Yard in Atlanta, GA.jpg
The restored building in 2020
Location Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Built1904
Website www.pullmanyards.com
Part of Kirkwood Historic District (ID09000749)
Designated CPSeptember 24, 2009

District Pullman Yard or Pullman Yards is a former industrial complex in the Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta that is now an entertainment and residential district. As Pratt-Pullman Yard, the 27-acre site is a contributing property to the 2009 designation of the Kirkwood Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] [2]

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History

Pratt Engineering Company purchased what was then farmland in 1904 to build a sugar and fertilizer processing plant. [3] The company made fertilizer bombs during World War I. In 1926, the Pullman Company purchased the property to manufacture and repair its railroad sleeper cars. They spent $1,000,000(equivalent to about $22,934,500 in 2024) on renovations. [4] In 1955, Southern Iron and Equipment Company purchased the yard and continued to manufacture and repair train cars.

The interior in 2011 with graffiti Pullman Yard.jpg
The interior in 2011 with graffiti

The site was placed on the Atlanta Preservation Center's endangered places list in 2001 and federally recognized in 2009. In 2017, Atomic Entertainment purchased the complex with redevelopment plans. In 2017, the Atlanta Urban Design Commission nominated the historic site as a landmark site. [5]

Filming location

The Pullman Yard has been the filming location of many movies and television series. Projects shot on site include:

References

  1. ↑ "From the Atlanta Journal Constitution, 2017-02-25: Historic Pullman Yard deserves protection" . Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ Luce, W. Ray (2009). "Kirkwood Historic District National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sale of Pullman Yard closes". Decaturish – Locally sourced news. June 15, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pullman Yard officially nominated as a landmark district – Atlanta INtown Paper". Atlanta INtown Paper. July 28, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pratt-Pullman Yard nominated as a landmark site". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.

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