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780 N. Highland Ave.

Historic building in Atlanta, Georgia

Field	Value
name	780 North Highland Avenue
image	780 n highland ave 2012 renovation detail.jpg
caption	2012 renovation
map_type	Atlanta
map_caption	Location in Intown Atlanta
current_tenants	Glamour Paws
landlord	Doug Landau
address	780 N. Highland Ave. NE, Virginia-Highland
location_town	Atlanta, Georgia
location_country	United States
coordinates
completion_date	c. 1920s
renovation_date	2012

780 North Highland Avenue is a historic building in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. It is a contributing property to the Virginia-Highland Historic District, registered on the National Register of Historic Places. The NRHP designation, however, affords no prevention of either demolishing the building or altering its exterior—only designation as a local historic district does so.

File:780 n highland 2011.jpg|780 N. Highland Ave. in 2011 before 2012 renovation File:780 n highland ave 2012 renovation.jpg|780 N. Highland Ave. during its 2012 renovation

History

In June 1999, developer Doug Landau had bought the building, then known as "The Alley", and had plans to demolish it make a parking structure. The Virginia-Highland Civic Association fought against those plans, which eventually failed.

A Wolf Camera store on the site closed in 2007. In April 2012 Glamour Paws, a pet boutique, opened in the space after a controversial renovation lasting several months.

Controversy

In February 2012 controversy surfaced over the renovation of the building, in which the historic details of the building were covered up under a layer of wood, over which a new façade was to be constructed. Though the historic façade was not legally protected, dozens of local residents expressed dismay at its being covered up, while a smaller group defended the merchants' right to design their storefront as they deemed best.

Filming on location

In April 2012 portions of the pilot for the B.E.T. network's Being Mary Jane were filmed here.

Portions of the Bravo television series Married to Medicine were filmed here in 2013.

References

Hirsch, Jaclyn. (February 10, 2012). "Virginia-Highland Residents Upset Over N. Highland Renovation". Virginia Highland Patch.
[http://lovevh.org/pdf/national_reg_historic_places_regstration_form.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration Form] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-03-31 (PDF))
[http://vahi.org/wp-content/uploads/voice_19993.pdf "Planning News"] (PDF), ''Virginia-Highland Voice'', August 1999, p. 1.
[https://architecturetourist.blogspot.com/2012/02/classical-coverup-on-north-highland.html "Classical Coverup on North Highland", ''Architecture Tourist'']
[http://vahi.org/being-mary-jane-pilot-to-be-filmed-in-vahi/ {{"'BEING MARY JANE' TV PILOT FILMING 4/23 & 4/24", Virginia-Highland Civic Association]
[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151671158178745.1073741827.116731418744&type=3 Glamour Paws Facebook pages, Photo Albums]

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