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Atlanta
Fulton County StadiumAtlanta, GA Perhaps being more known as the home of the Braves, Atlanta Fulton County Stadium was the home of the Falcons for more than two decades. Construction of a stadium in Atlanta was first discussed in the 1930s. However, the first major proposal for a stadium came in 1956. A domed stadium was first mentioned, but that idea was dropped. Both AFL and MLB teams looked at Atlanta as a possible city to move to. But with the city's slow pace in constructing a stadium, teams looked elsewhere to relocate to. However, on March 5, 1964, the Milwaukee Braves (MLB) decided to move to Atlanta if a stadium was completed by 1966. With this announcement, construction began immediately on a new stadium on April 15, 1964. The first football game ever
played at Atlanta Stadium was between the Minnesota Vikings and
Pittsburgh Steelers on August 14, 1965. The Falcons made their
debut at the stadium on August 27, 1966 against the San Francisco
49ers. Later renamed Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, the stadium
had a football capacity of 60,000. Three tiers of blue
wooden seats circled the entire grass field. In order for the
stadium to be transformed to a football field, seats which would
have been located in right field during a baseball game were
pushed behind the grandstands in order to make a football field.
Atlanta Fulton County Stadium underwent few many changes during
its existence. In 1977, the stadium was given a new look, with new
seats. All of the wooden blue seats were replaced by blue, orange
and red plastic seats. A new scoreboard/ video
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