Atlanta Brewing Company claims corner-spot as Underground Atlanta rebuilds

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – Underground Atlanta is making an attempt to make a comeback. And its latest tenant is without doubt one of the metropolis’s oldest beer institutions.

On Wednesday, Atlanta Brewing Firm, who considers itself Georgia’s first craft brewery, introduced it’s transferring from the Higher Westside neighborhood into Underground Atlanta.

“We’re extraordinarily ecstatic and excited. We see it as an incredible alternative to marry an iconic model like ABC with only a legendary vacationer spot,” mentioned Alton Shields, President & CEO of Atlanta Brewing Firm.

Shields informed CBS46 it plans to open its new signature location in mid-December.

“Now we have related tales. I don’t need to say light women, however we’re each searching for some semblance of redemption,” mentioned Shields.

Underground Atlanta has misplaced the vibrancy it loved within the 90′s.

“It’s much like a ghost city,” mentioned Mike Lengthy, who brough household from out-of-state on Wednesday, solely to comprehend it’s not the identical vacationer spot he remembered. “As a result of after I grew up it was alive, I imply individuals had been in all places, they had been underground, above floor, all over,” Lengthy mentioned.

Neighbors are excited concerning the route of the previous vacationer hotspot.

“We’ve simply been ready for somebody to do that, and it’s been a very long time coming, we’re extraordinarily excited,” mentioned Robyn Jackson, president of the Downtown Atlanta Neighborhood Affiliation.

Jackson credited crime, corruption of homeowners, and mismanagement as the first elements that tanked Underground Atlanta.

He mentioned the neighborhood affiliation helps the imaginative and prescient of Underground Atlanta’s proprietor, Lalani Ventures.

Shaneel Lalani purchased Underground Atlanta in 2020. By means of a spokesperson, Lalani mentioned that there are extra improvement bulletins to Underground Atlanta anticipated later this summer season.

“That is simply the tip of the largest iceberg and we’re so completely happy to be proper in the course of it,” mentioned Jackson, from his condominium rooftop, wanting over the downtown skyline.

Jackson was referring to anticipated improvement throughout downtown within the subsequent 5 years forward of the FIFA World Cup.

Atlanta was named one of many event hosts final month.

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