PHOTOS: Iconic CNN sign removed from downtown

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PHOTOS: Iconic CNN sign removed from downtown

The famous CNN sign has been removed from downtown Atlanta and will be relocated to the Techwood campus.

This is an early concept rendering of "The Center," the rebranded office and retail complex formerly known as CNN Center in downtown Atlanta. The change was announced in April 2024 by the building’s owner CP Group said in a news release.

This is an early concept rendering of "The Center," the rebranded office and retail complex formerly known as CNN Center in downtown Atlanta.

After hours of work, a crane lifted the iconic CNN sign onto a flatbed truck on Monday, March 2024. The famous symbol will be renovated and relocated to the Techwood campus near the Warner Brothers studios in Midtown. Miguel Martinez miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

People are seen recording the moment of the goodbye of the iconic CNN sign as crew workers work moving into a flatbed truck on Monday, March 2024. The famous symbol will be refurbished and will find its new home at the Techwood campus by the Warner Brothers studios in Midtown.
Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

Crew workers were seen removing the iconic CNN sign from the CNN Center downtown on Monday, March 2024. The famous symbol will be refurbished and will find its new home at the Techwood campus by the Warner Brothers studios in Midtown.
Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

What was a tourist attraction for many years, the CNN symbol was removed by crew workers on Monday, March 2024. The famous symbol will be refurbished and will find its new home at the Techwood Campus by the Warner Brothers studios in Midtown.
Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

Crew personnel worked on Monday, March 2024, removing the bolts on the 12-foot, red-and-white iconic CNN sign outside of what was once CNN Center. The famous symbol will be refurbished and will find its new home at the Techwood campus by the Warner Bros. studios in Midtown.
Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

Crew workers shut down the sidewalk on Monday, March 2024, to remove the CNN sign outside the CNN Center downtown. The famous symbol will be refurbished and will find its new home at the Techwood campus by the Warner Brothers studios in Midtown.
Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

What was a tourist attraction for many years, the CNN symbol was removed by crew workers on Monday, March 2024. The famous symbol will be refurbished and will find its new home at the Techwood Campus by the Warner Brothers studios in Midtown.
Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

A crew worker is seen helping direct the 12-foot, red-and-white CNN sign to a flatbed truck after being removed from its base, CNN Center, on Monday, March 2024. The famous symbol will be refurbished and will find its new home at the Techwood campus by the Warner Brothers studios in Midtown.
Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

The CNN sign in front of the CNN Center along Centennial Olympic Park Drive in downtown Atlanta was dismantled and moved to Turner Broadcasting on Monday, March, 4, 2024. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

The CNN sign in front of the CNN Center along Centennial Olympic Park Drive in downtown Atlanta was dismantled and moved to Turner Broadcasting on Monday, March, 4, 2024. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

The CNN sign in front of the CNN Center along Centennial Olympic Park Drive in downtown Atlanta was dismantled and moved to Turner Broadcasting on Monday, March, 4, 2024. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Credit: CP Group

This is an early concept rendering of "The Center," the rebranded office and retail complex formerly known as CNN Center in downtown Atlanta. The change was announced in April 2024 by the building’s owner CP Group said in a news release.

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