Judge Temporarily Stops Demolition Of Historic Atlanta Music Studio

A judge has ordered work crews to temporarily stop demolition work on a downtown building with historic significance in Atlanta. (Emil Moffatt/WABE)

A Fulton County Superior Court judge has granted a temporary restraining order halting, for now, the demolition of a building significant to Atlanta’s music history.

A preservation group, Historic Atlanta Inc., asked for the order as its legal fight against the city continues.

The building at 152 Nassau Street near Centennial Olympic Park, was where the first country music hit was recorded in 1923. A developer has plans to build a 21-story Margaritaville-themed resort hotel on the site.