The address for the parking deck and entrance is 75 Martin Luther King Jr, DR, SW.

The Masquerade has its roots in the Excelsior Pub and Cinema, a restaurant which occupied the space in the 1980s, and hosted touring bands on occasion.

[10] The original building was sold in 2006 after it was made part of a new mixed-use development called North + Line.

[16] The move was an adjustment for concertgoers; "It took a while for the Masquerade to find its footing at the new location," wrote Sean Keenan of Curbed Atlanta.

[1] The original Masquerade location was widely beloved in the Atlanta community and music scene at large.

Ian MacKaye of Fugazi observed its original location was "clearly a unique space," adding, "I'm glad that we had the opportunity to play there.