Crazy isn’t it?
The original Atlanta stadium opened in ‘65 I believe? Braves moved to Atlanta in ‘66. That stadium lasted only 30 years, to he replaced by the Georgia Dome and Turner Field in the mid 90s, I believe? Then after barely 20 years for both Braves and Falcons in those stadiums, it was decided that both needed new stadiums.
The Kingdome in Seattle lasted only about 20 years also.
Stadium life expectancy is getting shorter and shorter.
The Braves at least wanted a less diverse environment. The Falcons? Who knows?
Turner Field was built for the Olympics, the new stadium for the Braves is not in Atlanta it is on the northwest periphery of I-285 (the outer belt) because the team performed a study and deemed that the majority of their fans reside in the northern suburbs.
” it was decided that both needed new stadiums “
The Braves wanted a better location away from the riff raff thinking that might entice people to actually attend games