The National NuGrape Company Lofts are located in
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
's
Old Fourth Ward on the north side of Ralph McGill Blvd. and the west side of the
BeltLine
The Atlanta BeltLine (also Beltline or Belt Line) is a open and planned loop of multi-use trail and light rail transit system on a former railway corridor around the core of Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta BeltLine is designed to reconnect nei ...
trail. The building was built in 1937 as the national headquarters for the National NuGrape Company, a
soft drink firm in
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
,
Georgia
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United States
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which created the
NuGrape
NuGrape is a brand of grape-flavored soda pop. The NuGrape brand was created in 1906, first bottled in 1921, and by April 1933, The National NuGrape Company was founded in Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of ...
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Sun Crest, and
Kickapoo Joy Juice
Kickapoo Joy Juice is a citrus-flavored soft drink brand owned by the Monarch Beverage Company. The name was introduced in ''Li'l Abner'', a comic strip that ran from 1934 through 1977. Although ''Li'l Abners Kickapoo Joy Juice was an alcoho ...
brands. The building was occupied by NuGrape until 1971, when it was sold to a printing company. After 1990, the building was converted to loft apartments. The building was converted to unique loft condominiums in 2003.
References
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Office buildings completed in 1937
Buildings and structures in Atlanta
Old Fourth Ward
National Register of Historic Places in Atlanta
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