King Plow Arts Center
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| Established | 1991 |
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| Location | 887 W Marietta St NW Atlanta, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°46′58″N 84°25′00″W / 33.782658°N 84.416620°W |
| Website | King Plow Arts Center |
The King Plow Arts Center is a commercial, performing, and visual arts center located on Marietta Street in the Marietta Street Artery district of West Midtown, Atlanta. King Plow is the largest center of its kind in the city. King Plow is also a popular music venue for concerts and live music shows in Atlanta.[1][2]
History
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Prior to the construction of the current building in 1902, the Walker-Sims Plow Company operated in buildings on the current site. In that year, Clyde Lanier King and two partners bought the company and renamed it the Atlanta Agricultural Works, in 1906 again to the Atlanta Plow Company and in 1928 to the King Plow Company. In 1936-38 the original plant area was expanded to its present size of 165,000 square feet (15,300 m2). At its zenith the plant employed 300. Sales eventually declined and the factory closed in 1986.[2] In 1990, the owners decided to redevelop the factory into a mixed use arts facility using the historic buildings and provide affordable studios for artists and other creative businesses and individuals.[3]
The project started with 11 separate buildings. The buildings were built at different periods of time throughout the King Plow Company's existence. In addition to the original 165,000 square feet (15,300 m2) in 11 buildings, King Plow purchased an additional five buildings between 1999- 2000, bringing the total area to 16 buildings, on 12.5 acres (5.1 ha) with approximately 256,000 square feet (23,800 m2).[3]
Terminal West
[edit]Terminal West, a 7,000-square foot music venue, is located within the King Plow Arts Center. The venue, which includes an outdoor roof deck overlooking historic train tracks, specializes in electronic musical acts, particularly dub step.[4] The venue won a 2012 "Best New Venue" award.[5] As noted in their Creative Loafing award and in Atlanta Magazine's initial write-up, Terminal West has grown to hold shows representing many different genres.[6]
In early 2013, Terminal West expanded to hold a restaurant titled Stationside that serves lunch Tuesday - Friday and along with dinner any night of a show.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kingplowevents.com". Kingplowevents.com.
- ^ a b "The King Plow Arts Center". Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ a b "Our History | King Plow Arts Center". kingplow.com. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ^ "Terminal West at King Plow: The house that dubstep built", Creative Loafing
- ^ "Best New Venue: Terminal West", Creative Loafing Archived 2015-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Terminal West - Best of Atlanta 2012 - Atlanta Magazine". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ "Play Station". Urbandaddy.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Arts centers in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Performing arts centers in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Theatres in Atlanta
- Concert halls in the United States
- Music venues in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Industrial landmarks in Atlanta
- Industrial buildings completed in 1902
- Adaptive reuse of industrial structures in Atlanta
- English Avenue and Vine City