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Demolition halted again for building with music legacy

This Wednesday, July 19, 2017, photo shows a two-story brick building, right, at the northwest edge of Atlanta's old downtown. The old building is where the first country music hit was recorded in 1923 by Fiddlin' John Carson. It faces the threat of demolition to make way for a Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville restaurant. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) This Wednesday, July 19, 2017, photo shows a two-story brick building, right, at the northwest edge of Atlanta's old downtown. The old building is where the first country music hit was recorded in 1923 by Fiddlin' John Carson. It faces the threat of demolition to make way for a Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville restaurant. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

By Associated Press October 29, 2019 1 min read

ATLANTA (AP) – An Atlanta man’s fight to save a downtown building where the first country hit song is believed to have been recorded has gotten another chance at survival.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker granted Kyle Kessler a temporary restraining order Friday. A lawsuit to keep the building from being torn down had been dismissed last week. Whitaker says further review of the proposal to demolish the building is warranted.

A developer plans to build a 21-story Margaritaville-themed hotel and restaurant near where the building currently stands.

Part of the building was knocked down in August before crews learned a different judge had issued a temporary restraining order.

Fiddlin’ John Carson likely recorded “Little Log Cabin in the Lane” in the building in 1923.