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During his 1961 campaign for mayor of Atlanta, Ivan Allen, Jr. promised to build a sports facility to attract a Major League Baseball team. After winning office, Allen chose a 47-acre plot in the Washington-Rawson neighborhood for the building site, citing its proximity to the Georgia State Capitol, downtown businesses and major highways. Allen, along with Atlanta Journal sports editor Furman Bisher, attempted to persuade Charlie Finley, owner of the Kansas City Athletics, to move his team to Atlanta. Finley was receptive and began discussing stadium design plans with Allen. The deal, however, ended in July 1963 when the American League did not approve the move.

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  • Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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  • During his 1961 campaign for mayor of Atlanta, Ivan Allen, Jr. promised to build a sports facility to attract a Major League Baseball team. After winning office, Allen chose a 47-acre plot in the Washington-Rawson neighborhood for the building site, citing its proximity to the Georgia State Capitol, downtown businesses and major highways. Allen, along with Atlanta Journal sports editor Furman Bisher, attempted to persuade Charlie Finley, owner of the Kansas City Athletics, to move his team to Atlanta. Finley was receptive and began discussing stadium design plans with Allen. The deal, however, ended in July 1963 when the American League did not approve the move.
  • In 1964, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. announced that an unidentified Major League Baseball team had given him a verbal commitment to move to Atlanta, provided a stadium was in place by 1966. Soon afterward, the prospective team was revealed to be the Milwaukee Braves, who announced in October that they intended to move to Atlanta for the 1965 season. However, court battles kept the Braves in Milwaukee for a lame-duck season.
Former names
  • Atlanta Stadium
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structural engineer
  • Prybyloski & Gravino
demolished
  • 1997-08-02(xsd:date)
Dimensions
  • 1966(xsd:integer)
  • 1969(xsd:integer)
  • 1973(xsd:integer)
  • Center Field - 402 ft.
  • Left field - 330 ft.
  • Left-Center - 375 ft.
  • Left-Center - 385 ft.
  • Right Field - 330 ft.
  • Right-Center - 375 ft.
  • Right-Center - 385 ft.
Closed
  • 1996-10-24(xsd:date)
Nickname
  • "The Launching Pad"
broke ground
  • 1964-04-15(xsd:date)
construction cost
  • 1.8E7
Title
stadium name
  • Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Operator
  • City of Atlanta and Fulton County
general contractor
Before
Surface
  • Grass
Years
  • 1966(xsd:integer)
  • 1971(xsd:integer)
  • 1972(xsd:integer)
After
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