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Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, often referred to as Fulton County Stadium and originally named Atlanta Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. The stadium was home of the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball from 1966 until 1996 and the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League from 1966 until 1991 .
Aug 4, 2006 · Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (known as Atlanta Stadium from 1966 to 1975) lured major league sports to the Deep South. In early 1964 the National League Milwaukee Braves baseball team agreed verbally to move to Atlanta if a stadium were finished in time for the 1966 season.
Shunning traditional Southern esthetics, Atlanta Stadium (as it was first called) was like many of the other multipurpose stadiums that would be built in the 1960s — contemporary but sterile, practical but domesticated, bureaucratically formed to appease both football and baseball sensitivities within the same space.”6 More simply and ...
With an altitude of more than 1,000 feet above sea level, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was (until the Colorado Rockies entered the major leagues) the highest park in the majors, which results in many homers and the nickname "the Launching Pad."
Strategically placed south of downtown, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium ran hot and cold—and sometimes weird—but it helped bring Atlanta into the big leagues.
Construction began immediately on April 15, 1964 and was named after its location, Atlanta Stadium (later renamed Atlanta Fulton County Stadium). It was one of the first cookie-cutter stadiums to be built and was multipurpose in order to accommodate both football and baseball.
Atlanta Stadium became Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in 1976 when Ted Turner bought the team. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was host to one World Series title (1995), four pennants (1991, 1992, 1995 and 1996) and seven division championships (1969, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1996).
