Comments on: NYTimes: Braves Move Raises Questions of How to Define “Atlanta”

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:56:23 +0000

The new stadium is indeed going just south of the Dome where the parking lot is now. The Dome will be demolished when the new stadium is ready.

After all, where would the Falcons play while the built the new stadium?

By: macarolina

macarolina — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:06:49 +0000

I thought the new Falcons stadium was going in just south of the GA Dome, on the corner of Northside and MLK. Not sure what is supposed to happen to old Dome when new stadium ready, but if indeed it is tailgaiting area, seems like that could also be combined w/ baseball stadium (w/ tailgaiting area). So short sighted not to put both of these stadiums in the same complex.

By: brianc

brianc — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:01:35 +0000

Here’s what we can learn from this: Sports venues don’t necessarily lead to positive outcomes for the nearby communities. So listen up Decatur leaders: Don’t even think about asking for public money for a professional lacrosse stadium.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 13:11:37 +0000

Falcons tailgate party lot

By: lumpintheroad

lumpintheroad — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:23:16 +0000

I think you’re creating a false equivalency, Mr. B. Unlike plopping a stadium down and blithely expecting a community to magically spring up around it, Decatur’s leaders didn’t somehow lure in a bunch of great restaurants and then bank on those to drive growth in the rest of the community. It was precisely the opposite: they took the long view, put a civic development plan in place, carved out an exceptional school system, and generally fostered a great place to live, work, and raise kids. It’s that environment that has proven to be a fertile breeding ground for restaurants. If those underpinnings fail (and I see no reason why they should), the waxing of our restaurant scene will be the least of our problems.