The CNN Center is officially no more. The developers who have taken over the iconic downtown building announced Thursday that it will now become “The Center.” Once home to the 24-hour news ...

CNN wasn’t always in downtown Atlanta, but it has had a presence in CNN Center since 1987, when founder Ted Turner moved the 24-hour news network from offices in Midtown near Georgia Tech.

WarnerMedia has agreed to sell the “CNN Center” to the Florida based CP Group. Formerly known as Crockett Partners, the CP Group is the second largest office owner in metro Atlanta.

A very long escalator. Guinness World Records says the 8-story escalator in CNN Center is the world’s longest and tallest free-standing escalator.