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Yes. But it's a tourism tax, so it'll mainly be out-of-towners who foot the bill.
Atlanta brehs, why are y'all building all these new facilities?
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Yes. But it's a tourism tax, so it'll mainly be out-of-towners who foot the bill.
Transportation is one of the reasons the Braves moved but the thing is that the area they moved to is even worse imo. Turner Field's parking and accessibility make it pointless to go to games, there's not even a MARTA stop. Also the majority race in Cobb are rich white people so there's that.
The Dome is pretty old and Blank wanted an open air stadium and so he could get a Super Bowl in ATL, that's basically it
Philips is getting glass windows like the new Falcons stadium and remodeled inside but i don't know when they're doing it
Do you really need an open air stadium to have a Bowl though?
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Turner Field is gonna become a Football Stadium for Georgia State so it's not going to waste
Blank doesn't own the Georgie Dome so he was missing out on all the revenue the other owners were getting around the league because they owned their stadiums. So he made the mild threat of leaving with the Falcons unless he got his own new stadium.
damn near all the major southern cities have been in a arms race to build new stadiums since the new millennium as a result of the massive growth much of the region has seen , ATL just joining them really
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I really slightly enjoyed being apart of the largest crowd ever at the dome the second to last day of closingthe georgia dome will be missed
that's all i have to say about that
This is the reason the Falcons are getting a new stadium. The previous owners built the Georgia Dome as a joint venture with the city so Blank doesn't get all the revenue from it and he couldn't sell the naming rights to bring in more dough.
The Braves are saying they wanted the stadium in an area with shopping, entertainment, condos, etc... And Turner Field is smack dab in the hood. I don't like the spot they picked though as it's the worst spot for traffic in the city.
that's how they always try to spin it, but something else that needs tax dollars that would have been able to be paid for with the tourist tax will either be scrapped or paid for out of some other taxes that residents do pay.
So are they tearing down the Georgia Dome? I thought they may be leaving it up for other events.
R.E.N. Spells Ren
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No, I'm pretty sure they raised the tourism tax specifically to pay for it rather than earmarking funds from the pre-existing tourism tax.
they need larger arena's for opposing team fans
Turner Field area gentrifying fast as fukk. Nice cribs over there now.
@Optimus Prime , they dome will be blown up
I know that the city had a GREAT fukking deal with the revenue they were getting from the Dome. It's the main reason Arthur Blank wanted a new stadium.
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Turner Field is gonna become a Football Stadium for Georgia State so it's not going to waste
Lowkey a big come up for Ga StBut anyway the Benz is a win cause they designed it w/multiple sports in mind so along with the Super Bowl/Peach Bowl, they can also get revenue from tours by major international football/rugby teams (Barcelona/Manchester United/NZ All Blacks etc), and also strengthen the USA's potential World Cup bid
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This is partially true. Blank did want more revenue streams, but I do want to clarify one thing you said: Blank was never going to move the Falcons out of Atlanta. There was talk about the old GM Plant in Doraville (NE of Atlanta) being a possible site for the new Dome but he was never going to move. Keep in mind that Blank built his fortune in Atlanta (Home Depot), his kids go to school here and he's deeply connected in the city, so he wouldn't ever leave. He ended up getting his new stadium a few feet away from where the Dome currently sits.
Also he and the city did offer $300 million in upgrades, but for the city to host Super Bowls, Final Fours, World Cups, College Football Playoffs they needed a newer, more modern facility.
The Braves situation is a bit more strange. They announced they were moving to Cobb in Nov 2015 after they couldn't get the deal they wanted from the city. The Braves moved for a couple reasons 1. To be geographically closer to "their fanbase"
and to make more money on property that they owned. They didn't own Turner Field (it was owned by the city and renovated into a baseball stadium after the Olympics in 96). They hated the area around it (
to Peoplestown, Pittsburg, Mechanicsville) and never really developed that area which is in the hood. Someone already mentioned that there's no MARTA stop there either. So when Cobb came with a sweet heart deal plus tax breaks, plus ownership for the Braves of the property that they will now play on , they took the money and ran. SunTrust Park is just about done now and they've got all types of attractions, entertainment options and housing there. But in a nutshell that's why they both left
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No in Atlanta there's a hotel/motel tax for all hotels in downtown ATL that will be specifically earmarked for the financing of the MB Stadium.