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Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, often referred to as Fulton County Stadium and originally named Atlanta Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. The stadium was home of the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball from 1966 until 1996 and the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League from 1966 until 1991 .
Turner Field was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia.From 1997 to 2016, it served as the home ballpark to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). ). Originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics, it was converted into a baseball stadium to serve as the new home of
The stadium also hosted the Drum Corps International (DCI) Southeastern Championship from 2006 to 2016. The inaugural event featured 22 drum corps in the old fashioned Prelims/Finals one-day format. During the competition, the stadium was the first, and only indoor rain delay, when an upper deck rain gutter leaked inside the stadium.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. [15] Opened in 2017 as a replacement for the Georgia Dome, it is the home of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) and Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer (MLS).
The desegregation of public sporting events would enable the location of major league sports franchises in Atlanta beginning in 1966. After the Crackers moved to Atlanta Stadium in 1965, Ponce de Leon Park was demolished in favor of a shopping center (now also demolished) and today a strip mall, Midtown Place, occupies the location. The famous ...
Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for hockey.
The stadium opened in 1948. It is the largest stadium at an institution in the Atlanta University Center, and the only with stands on both sides. [1] In addition to sports, the stadium hosted concerts. Ray Charles recorded a live album at the stadium. [1] During the 1996 Summer Olympics, Herndon Stadium hosted field hockey. It was expanded and ...
Soccer-specific stadium which was the temporary home of the Chargers during the construction of SoFi Stadium. With a seating capacity of 27,000, it had under half the seats of the next smallest NFL stadium at the time, Soldier Field. Current home of the MLS's Los Angeles Galaxy. Grant Field: Atlanta Falcons: Atlanta, Georgia: 1969 1969