Kodak Building (Atlanta)

The Kodak Building is a historic building in Atlanta, Georgia. Built in midtown Atlanta around 1950, the building originally served as a camera shop, with a large sign on top of the building advertising Kodak considered a local landmark. The building has been vacant for several years, but was recently sold and is scheduled for redevelopment.

Kodak Building
Kodak Building (2020)
Location within Atlanta
Kodak Building (Atlanta) (Georgia (U.S. state))
Kodak Building (Atlanta) (the United States)
General information
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Address300 Ponce de Leon Avenue
Coordinates33°46′22.224″N 84°22′39.18″W
Completedc. 1950
Technical details
Floor count3

History

The building was originally built around 1950 as a camera shop for Star Photo.[1][2] It was built simultaneously to the building next to it, which currently houses the Atlanta Eagle, a gay bar that was the subject of a controversial police raid in 2009.[2] The building was eventually converted to a Kodak shop, and during this time a large advertising sign for the company was added to the top of the building, which remains on the building today.[3][4] In the early 2000s, the building served as the campaign headquarters for Shirley Franklin's team during her campaign to become mayor of Atlanta.[1][2][4]

Around 2009, the Kodak Building and Atlanta Eagle building were foreclosed on.[5] The two buildings were sold in May 2014,[6] with the Atlanta Eagle's lease renewed.[2] As part of the sale agreement, the Kodak sign was to remain on the building.[6] The buildings were sold again in 2016 for approximately $2 million, with plans to convert the Kodak Building into a healthcare center.[1][7]

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References
  1. Green, Josh (October 17, 2016). "Midtown Atlanta's iconic Kodak building will be reborn — finally". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. "Atlanta Eagle bar, 'Kodak' buildings on Ponce in Midtown sold". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. May 1, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. Kelley, Collin (October 18, 2016). "Report: Kodak building to become medical office". Atlanta INtown. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  4. KaronCurbed (April 9, 2020). "Your ultimate guide to Atlanta's most iconic, beloved signs". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  5. Archbold, Hunt (April 9, 2012). "Visions for Vacancies: Goody's Kodak Building". Patch. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  6. Kelley, Collin (May 2, 2014). "Kodak, Atlanta Eagle buildings on Ponce have been sold". Atlanta INtown. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  7. Wenk, Amy; Sams, Douglas (October 17, 2016). "Midtown's landmark Kodak building to be reborn (SLIDESHOW)". Atlanta Business Chronicle. American City Business Journals. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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