Today, little physical evidence remains of Lightning, one of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods.
Tag: Georgia Dome
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Georgia World Congress Center’s Frank Poe to retire in two years
Frank Poe, executive director of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, has agreed to extend his tenure until the end of 2024.
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Photo Pick: Georgia Dome historical marker unveiling by Maria Saporta
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A tale of two roofs, a bridge and a widening wealth divide
By Guest Columnist MIKE DOBBINS, a professor of the practice of planning at Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture who has overseen several Tech studios that examined Northside Drive and its neighborhoods
We often view buildings, architecture, as symbols of the times and the cultures in which they are built. The implosion of the Georgia Dome juxtaposed against the Mercedes Benz Stadium call on us to reflect on what they both mean. They have in common the destruction and obliteration of significant African American history and culture.
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Attention MARTA riders, if you commute in from the Eastside of Atlanta, your commute will be affected by the upcoming Georgia Dome implosion. For safety reasons, MARTA is suspending all rail service west of Five Points after normal operations at 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 20. A portion of MARTA’s train tunnels lay almost directly under the implosion […]
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Atlanta – our new Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a keeper
From the first time I saw the design for the then-unnamed new Falcons stadium in October 2013, I was smitten.
Architect Bill Johnson poetically described how the first-of-its-kind retractable roof would open with eight panels traveling along octagonal tracks to create the opening by saying: “The heavens will open up.”
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium will keep its roof closed until later in the fall
Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay looked up to the partially-closed roof of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium during a tour on Tuesday with board members of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority.
“Not one drop of water can come in,” McKay said. That is the requirement of the NCAA when a Final Four tournament is played in a facility.
