Although it’s located in Atlanta, Georgia, Ponce City Market is like a whole city in itself. The whole place reminds me of New York city. Once I stepped inside the building, I totally forgot that I was a suburban girl. The whole family visited during early summer and we liked it so much that we decided to visit again. So two weeks ago, we visited the building again and I was able to take some pictures to share with you. I am also sharing with you 5 things that I really like about that place!
5 Things I Love About Ponce City Market
The stores
Inside the building are stores like J. Crew, West Elm, Anthropologie, Citizen Supply, to name a few. I had to start with the stores because I like the way they are set up. Everything around the area looks expensive, which kind of reminds me of Lexington and Fifth Avenue in New York. In addition to these stores, businesses like MailChimp and HowStuffWorks have their offices inside the building.
The History
I didn’t know the now Ponce City Market used to be a Sears, Roebuck and Co. retail store, warehouse, and regional office until now. When Sears closed in 1979, the building continued to operate as a Sears regional office until 1987. But on July 11, 2011, The city sold the building to Jamestown for $27 million dollars. If you are not familiar with Jamestown, it is a private equity group that also owns the Chelsea Market in New York City.
Atmosphere/Happy Hour
Ponce City market is also an ideal place for drinks with friends after work. I also think it’s a nice place for date nights. The place is also very busy on weekends. We had to pay for parking when we went two Saturdays ago, but parking is free at night. People also park their cars and rent bikes to ride around the market, which I think is so cool. And forget about food courts. This place has a food hall where fine dining is served. The environment is very friendly and the place smells and looks very clean.
It’s Kids Friendly
The market is kids friendly. My son actually loves going there to take pictures of expensive cars. There are so much to see to keep their little brains occupied. We went to the top of the building, where the kids were able to see the garden and other tall buildings in the area. There are events scheduled year round at the market and most of them are free to the public. There is also the skyline park on the rooftop, which is also known as the Coney Island of the South.
The Architecture
Remember I told you being in the building is like being in a different city! It’s way better than being in the mall. It is also an old building that stands on 2 million square feet (with its surroundings). These brown stones make it the perfect place for those who like to live the city life. I guess I like it as much as I do because a part of me misses New York. So next time you are in Georgia, stop by the Ponce City Market. You will love it as much as I do.
The place/building does look impressive and I like the industrial look inside the building. It’s quite amazing too that people are allowed to rent and ride bikes around; that really adds to the city vibes of the place.
I love your outfit and the beautiful pictures.
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Thanks doll
Fun! I’ve seen a lot of bloggers share this place. It reminds me of a market that we have here. It’s our old Sears building turned into a global place to eat and shop.
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It’s probably owned by Jamestown, too LOL. Thanks babe
What an awesome place! Thanks for sharing, babe!
-Ashley
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you’re welcome!
This looks like the place to be. I follow your blog via Bloglovin and this post did not show up there. I did some surfing to find it.. Did you cancel bloglovin?
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Hi Neti!
I did not cancel it. My feeds stopped showing after I moved the blog to wordpress. Thanks for surfing and finding it.
Such an interesting place and lovely pics Nerline!
Kisses, Paola.
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Thanks babe
Thanks for sharing Nerline! The Ponce City Market looks a great place to visit!
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It really is, Pilar.
Looks like a place to visit some day. Sounds great sis! Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Nothing like a good family day out. Nice blouse there.
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thanks sis.
Wow 2 million square feet is a lot of real estate! There’s seems to be a little something for everyone. Was your daughter asking you to buy that chair in the fourth pick? She has good taste 🙂
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Yes she was. But I made it clear to her we were not there to shop. LOL