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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
Center Parc Stadium (also commonly referred to as Georgia State University or GSU Stadium) is an outdoor stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.The stadium is the home of the Georgia State Panthers football team as of the 2017 season, replacing the Georgia Dome which had served as their home stadium from the program's inception in 2010 until 2016.
SunTrust Park, 2017 Turner Field, 2013 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, 1985 Spiller Field, 1924 Peters Park Home of: Atlanta, Southern League (1885–mid-1886) (1888–1889 part season) Location: West Peachtree Street Northwest; North Avenue Northeast Brisbine Park [1] [2]
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On January 5, 2017, the sale of Turner Field was officially closed, and the former ballpark was redeveloped into Georgia State Stadium starting in February 2017. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] [ 130 ] The stadium conversion occurred over multiple phases, with the first phase completed in time for Georgia State's home opener on August 31, 2017. [ 131 ]
The Braves selected a type of grass called "Seashore Paspalum, Platinum TE" for the stadium. [7] The Braves replaced Turner Field's Tifway 419 hybrid Bermuda grass in the infield in 2012 in hopes the softer, thicker paspalum would slow down the playing surface a bit for the benefit of their infielders. [7]
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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 .