Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium

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former building multi-purpose stadium sports venue

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, best known as the longtime home of Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves and the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons before its demolition in the late 1990s.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Atlanta Stadium 1
Fulton County Stadium 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former building ⓘ
multi-purpose stadium ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
surface form: Atlanta Stadium

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
surface form: Fulton County Stadium
category Defunct Major League Baseball venues ⓘ
Defunct National Football League venues ⓘ
Sports venues in Atlanta ⓘ
cityServed Atlanta ⓘ
constructionCompleted 1965 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
demolished 1997 ⓘ
demolitionReason replacement by newer stadiums ⓘ
era 20th-century sports venue ⓘ
historicalSignificance first major league sports stadium in Atlanta ⓘ
homeTeam Atlanta Braves ⓘ
Atlanta Falcons ⓘ
hostedSport college football ⓘ
soccer ⓘ
leagueHosted Major League Baseball ⓘ
National Football League ⓘ
locatedIn Atlanta ⓘ
Fulton County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
namedAfter Atlanta ⓘ
Fulton County NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent home of Atlanta Braves 1995 World Series championship season ⓘ
opened 1965 ⓘ
ownership Atlanta ⓘ
surface form: City of Atlanta
primaryUse American football ⓘ
baseball ⓘ
region Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern United States
status demolished ⓘ
successorVenue Georgia Dome ⓘ
Turner Field ⓘ
surface natural grass ⓘ
tenantsFrom Atlanta Braves 1966–1996 ⓘ
Atlanta Falcons 1966–1991 ⓘ
usedFor concerts ⓘ
large public events ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

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Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium → alsoKnownAs → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atlanta Stadium
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium → alsoKnownAs → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fulton County Stadium
1992 World Series → clinchingGameLocation → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
Atlanta Braves → formerHomeBallpark → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
Atlanta Falcons → formerHomeStadium → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
Carolina Panthers–Atlanta Falcons rivalry → formerTeam2Stadium → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
1992 World Series → game1Venue → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
1992 World Series → game2Venue → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
1995 World Series → game3Location → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
1995 World Series → game4Location → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
1995 World Series → game6Location → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
1992 World Series → game6Venue → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
Turner Field → precededBy → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
Peach Bowl → previousVenue → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ
1992 World Series → runnerUpHomeBallpark → Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium ⓘ