Officials Withdraw Pratt-Pullman Yard Historic Status Plans

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The Atlanta Urban Design Commission has voted to withdraw a plan that would have granted a former Atlanta industrial property historic status.

The state owns the 28-acre Pratt-Pullman Yard: 11 buildings and a considerable amount of unused grassy space. It’s been empty for decades, but once was the repair yard for Pullman train cars. Now it occasionally serves as a set for films like the “Hunger Games” series.