{"id":3449,"date":"2011-02-27T07:27:11","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T12:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/?p=3449"},"modified":"2011-02-27T07:27:11","modified_gmt":"2011-02-27T12:27:11","slug":"falcons-new-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2011\/02\/27\/falcons-new-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcons New Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Falcons are one step closer to getting a new stadium.  According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/business\/falcons-push-for-open-848736.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/business\/falcons-push-for-open-848736.html', 'AJC');\" target=\"_blank\">AJC<\/a>, it is possible that the new outdoor stadium could open as soon as 2017.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Both parties emphasized the memorandum does not constitute a done deal, but rather allows them to begin negotiations over details of the project, including financing.<\/p>\n<p>But the Falcons have made it clear that they want a new open-air stadium, rejecting alternatives such as expanding the Georgia Dome, adding a retractable roof to the facility or building a new dome with a retractable roof.<\/p>\n<p>A new stadium could open as soon as 2017, officials said, and would be built on a site just over a half-mile north of the Georgia Dome<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is all fun and games until Personal Seat Licenses come into the picture.  Hopefully a new stadium will not put current season ticket holders (i.e. yours truly) on the outside looking in.<\/p>\n<p>I can understand why the Falcons ownership and management wants a new stadium; PSLs, improved sales, better revenue streams, etc.  I would rather have a retractable roof than a 100% open air stadium.  It is possible from time to time that the weather will suck, but I guess I am a softie compared to the old Fulton County Stadium days.<\/p>\n<p>Final comment, I cannot believe that the stadium Authority group would leave the GA Dome up after building a new stadium.  I think they should raze it to the ground, and rebuild on that location, or turn it into a massive parking garage and tailgating location.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Falcons are one step closer to getting a new stadium. According to the AJC, it is possible that the new outdoor stadium could open as soon as 2017. Both parties emphasized the memorandum does not constitute a done deal, but rather allows them to begin negotiations over details of the project, including financing. But &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2011\/02\/27\/falcons-new-stadium\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Falcons New Stadium<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[12,29],"class_list":["post-3449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3449"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3450,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3449\/revisions\/3450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}