Westside Provisions
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Westside Provisions is a mixed use neighborhood
Mixed-use development
Mixed-use development is the use of a building, set of buildings, or neighborhood for more than one purpose. Since the 1920s, zoning in some countries has required uses to be separated. However, when jobs, housing, and commercial activities are located close together, a community's transportation...

 located in the heart of the West Midtown area of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was formed in 2008 by the construction of a footbridge linking the Westside Urban Market to White Provision.

White Provision

White Provision occupies the White Provision Co. building, constructed in 1910 and expanded in 1922-1924 in the Industrial Gothic
Industrial Gothic
Industrial Gothic is a five-issue comic book limited series written and illustrated by Ted McKeever. It was published in 1995 by Vertigo, edited by Lou Stathis.- Story :...

 style. It served as a meat packing plant, after 1963 as a warehouse, and after 1991 as a U-Haul storage center and as lofts.

Jamestown Properties, who was also behind Chelsea Market
Chelsea Market
thumb|267px|The Ninth Avenue entrance to Chelsea MarketChelsea Market is an enclosed urban food court, shopping mall, office building and television production facility located in the Chelsea neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan, in New York City...

 and as of 2011 is currently renovating Ponce City Market, converted the complex to retail and dining in 2008. It is anchored by a large Room and Board
Room and board
Room and board describes a situation where, in exchange for money, labor or other considerations, a person is provided with a place to live as well as meals on a comprehensive basis...

 furniture store.

Westside Urban Market

Westside Urban Market is built on the site of the 1917 United Butchers Abattoir, later the site of Stovall and Co. It includes Atlanta's two top Zagat-rated restaurants, Bacchanalia and the Quinones Room. It also includes a gourmet market with sections for produce, cheese, and a bakery, additional restaurants, including one named "Abbatoir", and high end home furnishings and apparel shops.

Both the abbatoir and meat packing facility were established in proximity to the Miller Union Stockyards then located in the area from the 1880s through 1940s.

The district is part of the proposed King Plow/Railroad Historic District
King Plow/Railroad Historic District
The King Plow/Railroad Historic District is a proposed historic district in West Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia. Creation of the district was approved at the state level in 2001 but it has not yet received national certification.The district would consist of:...

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