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Crews battle blazing fire at historic building, across from where iconic Krispy Kreme burned down
By WSBTV.com News Staff,
2024-06-07
Atlanta fire crews are battling a blazing fire at a historic building near downtown.
Video from a viewer shows flames that appear to be coming from the old Atlanta Eagle and Original Kodak Moments buildings on Ponce De Leon Avenue Northeast.
According to T he Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation , the Atlanta Eagle Building was altered for commercial use in 1949 and eventually became a place of prominence in the LGBTQ community, significant as a site for public social interaction.
“Atlanta serves as a gleaming model of how a municipality can advance equity for its LGBTQ+ residents, visitors and employees through best-in-class practices, humility training, employee resources and overall inclusion and representation,” said Mayor Dickens.
The Kodak Building is historically significant for its association with the rise of commercial amateur photography in the mid-20th century, it also served as the campaign headquarters of Shirley Franklin, Atlanta’s first female mayor. It was originally constructed as an Italian Renaissance house but underwent a commercial alteration in the 1940s with the opening of Star Photo.
The Georgia Trust also stated that the structures suffer from a lack of maintenance and they are a direct threat of demolition. The Atlanta Eagle announced plans to close due to financial hardship brought on by the pandemic.
The buildings are located near the iconic Krispy Kreme, which reopened last Fall after burning down.
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