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]
Pratt-Pullman Yard | |
 The restored building in 2020 | |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
|---|---|
| Built | 1904 |
| Website | www |
| Part of | Kirkwood Historic District (ID09000749) |
| Designated CP | September 24, 2009 |
History
editPratt 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 their railroad sleeper cars. They spent $1,000,000 (equivalent to about $22,223,300 in 2023) on renovations.[4] In 1955, Southern Iron and Equipment Company purchased the yard and continued to manufacture and repair train cars.
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 plans for redevelopment. In 2017 the Atlanta Urban Design Commission nominated the historic site as a landmark site.[5]
Filming location
editThe Pullman Yard has been the filming location of many movies and television series. Projects shot on site include:
- Brooklyn (HBO)
- Amazing Stories
- American Soul
- Baby Driver
- Bad Boys for Life
- Black Lightning
- Boss Level
- Divergent
- Doom Patrol
- Good Girls
- Instant Family
- Kevin (Probably) Saves the World
- MacGyver
- Revolution of One
- So You Think You Can Dance (season 18)
- Step Up (Season 2)
- The Hunger Games
- The Originals
- The Outsider
- The Resident
- Valor
- Ford Motor Company commercial
- Georgia Power commercial
- Janelle Monáe Bustle event
- Lil Yachty for Monday Night Football
- Fast and Furious 5
References
edit- ^ "From the Atlanta Journal Constitution, 2017-02-25: Historic Pullman Yard deserves protection". Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ Luce, W. Ray (2009). "Kirkwood Historic District National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Sale of Pullman Yard closes". Decaturish - Locally sourced news. June 15, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
- ^ "Pullman Yard officially nominated as a landmark district - Atlanta INtown Paper". Atlanta INtown Paper. July 28, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "Pratt-Pullman Yard nominated as a landmark site". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.