Renovated Georgia Dome could feature retractable roof, would bathe modern gladiators in glorious sunlight | Atlanta News & Opinion Blog | Fresh Loaf | Creative Loafing Atlanta
Georgia World Congress Center officials have a dilemma on their hands: How do they both host concerts and indoor events — which prefer to be protected from the elements — and satisfy the Atlanta Falcons, the cash cow football team that wants to stay downtown but play outdoors? Easy! You slap a retractable roof on the 18-year-old Georgia Dome, which by NFL standards is the same age as the Colosseum, and you watch the ameros roll in.
You know, they built the dome in the first place because the Falcons wanted a dome.
So where would the Falcons play while they're renovating the dome? Turner Field?
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2 comments:
If the Falcons want a retractable dome, let the Falcons pay for one. They're a sports team, not a public utility.
They would argue they DO pay for it with the money they bring downtown.
Also, although the "we want a dome / no we don't" thing is odd, it's worth remembering that (as the article points out) the Falcons DON'T OWN the dome. They're only it's most profitable tenant.
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