Place
The Center Atlanta
Shopping Mall · Event Space · Rental Service
Open3.3(6 reviews)Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The Center Atlanta is a shopping mall in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Rating
3.3
out of 5 · 6 reviews
Open every day
8 AM–5 PM
1Opening hours
- Every day
- 8 AM–5 PM
2Reviews3 excerpts, newest first
#throwback2019 Once the global nerve centre of 24 hour news, now part newsroom, part food court, part “wait, is this still a thing?” Opened in 1976 and later transformed into the headquarters of CNN in 1987, this place used to be where breaking news actually broke, probably along with a few journalists’ sleep schedules. You could take a studio tour, watch anchors in action, and feel mildly important just standing near the escalator. Speaking of which, it houses one of the world’s longest free standing escalators, because nothing says journalism like a very committed ride upstairs. These days,…
The CP Group is currently renovating what was once the CNN center's food court. It is closed while these renovations take place. No information is available say for what you can find on their website. I do wonder what their plans are for the rest of the building that was once CNN studios. If I were to guess, I think it will be turned into shopping, similar to the Americas Mart. A tourist trap to say the least. Many of the eateries that were there can be found in other, not too far away venues, such as The Hub at Peachtree.
Not a shopping mall, just food court