Atlanta & West Point Railroad Freight Depot In November of 1900, the A&WP Railroad leased the newly constructed 5.5-mile Atlanta Belt Line Railroad, which extended from the A&WP main line at West End through southeast Atlanta to the Georgia Railroad at Inman Park. To serve the industries which were expected to locate in the area, the A&WP built a new freight depot. According to railroad historian Robert H. Hanson, the first depot was a frame structure that stood south of Memorial Drive. In the late 1920s, it was replaced by the present building, at 904 Memorial Drive. Constructed of brick with graceful detailing and a widely overhanging tile roof, the building must have signified that the A&WP had high expectations for the neighborhood, an outlook which proved well-founded for a while. In the mid-twentieth century, however, prosperity moved elsewhere and the depot was abandoned and boarded up. After standing vacant for many years, it was converted into a restaurant in 2007-08. The decaying properties around the building have also been rehabilitated and once again the neighborhood is on an upswing. Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home