Atlanta native here. Loved the Georgia Dome! It was always packed for Falcons games when we were actually a good team. While I like The Benz as our new home I agree it was way too soon to tear down this great place. I’m glad I got the chance to go there multiple times and always have a pleasant experience. My favorite will always be the 2016 NFC Championship game where we crushed the Packers.
I have fond memories of the Georgia Dome as I got to play in 3 games there for high school football. Watched some Falcons games and college games there also. It was a great venue. The big reason for its demise was a lack of modern day luxury suites and not having a lot of the bells and whistles like AT&T stadium has. For us mere peasants, the regular seats were great as there wasn’t a bad one in the place.
Luxury boxes are the worst. They just make the upper deck super high up. I’m from Dallas, and will never against sit in the 400 level of AT&T Stadium after doing it once
@@taylorb7191 I have never lived in the Dallas area but my parents and my brothers once did. My parents left in 1997 and my brother in 2006. I have been to Amon Carter Stadium and Texas Stadium several times each but never Jerry World and not sure I want to. I can watch my Cowboys on TV.
I went to an event at the Georgia Dome…it felt like Giants Stadium (1976-2010) with a roof on it. It was a clean and well maintained venue, where some renovations could have saved it. However, a multibillion dollar tag that would be needed to stay up with the likes of AT&T Stadium…It was just easier to knock it down and start over. The Georgia Dome saw Dream Team 2 (men’s basketball) and the US women’s gymnastics win gold during the 1996 Olympics.
I went to 5 Atlanta Falcons games in the Dome when I lived in Columbus, Georgia. Loved the place! When the Falcons were rolling good , that Dome got EXTREMELY loud! Damn shame they tore it down. They didn’t need a new stadium. Nothing was wrong with the Dome. It just needed a facelift and some WiFi access. Oh well… money talks and….you know the rest.
Thank you so much for making this video. I’ve been waiting so long for you to talk about the dome. It was still a young amazing venues and robbed of its 25 year lifespan.
I went to 3 or 4 Alabama football games here including the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games and SEC championships, and even an SEC Basketball Tournament; at the basketball tournament I was there when a Tornado happened and it was insane. Alabama vs Mississippi State, 2007 I think. If that game hadn't gone to overtime, a lot of people could have been injured or worse!! Pretty crazy!! The Georgia Dome is one of my favorite sports venues. I miss it, and I wish they hadn't destroyed it even though Mercedes-Benz Stadium is incredible! Also, you say this stadium is "obsolete" but I never met a single person who didn't have a good time there. How can it be obsolete if everyone has a good experience and it hosts events that draw big crowds??
By obsolete i dont mean bad just not comparable to domes built in the next decade that had retractable roofs and would allow much more natural lighting and such
@@forgottenplaces9780 Ironic, considering the translucent roof of the Dome created the best indoor stadium lighting in the NFL. It diffused the incoming sunlight so there were no harsh rays in anyone's eyes, nor were there any shadows. Nothing was too bright or too dim. It was superior to some contemporary stadiums in that regard.
I'll always remember the 1998 WCW Nitro when Goldberg beat Hollywood Hogan for the world title. That'll always be the first thing that comes to mind when I think Georgia Dome. :D
I miss the Georgia dome 😔 had a lot great memories wrestle mania in falcons games in battle in the band since the late 90s in early 2000s I remember turner field in Georgia dome those were the days…
I never understood Atlanta. They replaced two relatively new stadiums, (this and Turner) for brand new ones. Especially the fact that the dome had some renovations done to it.
@@thefergyfilms No, the SUBURBS of Atlanta do not support public transit. Alpharetta is in North Fulton County, but you don't see any MARTA buses up there. Why? To keep out the "undesirables".
i have great memories from the georgia dome! i graduated from high school in there. i also was able to see a few nfl football games & a final 4 ncaa game in that venue. however, i knew once they approved the plans for mercedes benz that the writing was on the wall for the georgia dome. we don’t keep sports venues for that long in the city of atlanta
@@UserName-ts3sp Weathering steel. The engineers failed to account for the humid Georgia climate; the Omni was also on an old railroad yard, and the arena settled more that the engineers anticipated. The Omni wasn't the first stadium to experiment with weathering steel; the ill-fated Aloha Stadium also had it, to avoid having to paint it periodically, but the salt-laden tropical air of Oahu caused the stadium to be condemned in 2020 and slated for demolition in the near future.
Since it's in the news currently over the lawsuit, could you do a video on the history of the NY Giants and Jets in New Jersey; the Meadowlands and MetLife Stadium, etc?
I went to a lot of Falcons games and an SEC championship at the dome. It never should’ve been demolished, there wasn’t a thing in the world wrong with it.
You’re right nothing was wrong with it. But the market for newer stadiums were being built and was making the Ga Dome less intriguing for the NFL to award a SB.
I loved the Georgia dome. I went to many games there, Falcons games, SEC basketball tournament, SEC championships, peach bowls.. I was very sad to see it go so soon. Awesome atmosphere for SEC championships for sure
I went to my first NFL game there in 1994, 49ers Vs Falcons and the return of Deion. I was also there in 95 for another game when the Braves won the World Series and when they announced it over the loudspeaker the whole stadium did the chop. Good times 👍
I worked many shows doing event security at the Georgia Dome and truly miss it..Especially for folks that from the city..it represents the city..The 90s Atlanta we all miss..The Benz is nice and is like a updated version of the Dome..but as we used to say back in Mechanicsville...The Home Of Dome...Some things just stay with you even when they are gone..But if anything....Thus is another example of Big Business and how someone like Jerry Jones...Now Jerry's World in Dallas...can influence others(Arthur)to get billion dollars stadiums😮
The Georgia Dome never had leaked sewage or a rail fall down. While it got outdated fast (and hosted a team that blew a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl) it worked as a building. (Unlike 28-3 Super Bowl leads)
@3:23 is the primary reason why the Georgia Dome no longer exist. It was built to compete with the mighty Superdome, but couldn't keep up. In its 25-year existence, the Ga. Dome only hosted 2 SB; in that same time frame the much older Superdome hosted 3. They were so desperate to ride the coattail of the Superdome that they decided to give the current stadium the same corporate name as it after they were going to name it Falcons Stadium. Ex: If the Superdome had name itself after Popeyes in 2011, that stadium in ATL would be called Popeyes.
I live in an Atlanta suburb and this is typical of Atlanta's mentality. Since Chattanooga had an Aquarium, Atlanta must have one. Birmingham has a civil rights museum? Atlanta had to build one. Other cities have walking and bike trails around their cities? Atlanta must build one. And so it goes, over and over. It's the most unimaginative major city in the US and will never be a tourist destination.
I wish they had kept it but used a fully retractable roof. (A hanger style similar to what you see with baseball stadiums could have been done) Think they just fell in love with the oculus concept and drove it home. But I am convinced most of these 90s, 00s stadiums are fine. Just need expanded luxury areas and awnings or retractable roofs for better event lighting and comfort.
I remember the Georgia Dome very fondly especially between 9 to 15 years old because I went to 1 soccer game between AC Milan (Italy) and Club America (Mexico), 3 Mexico national soccer team games one of them being the Quarterfinal for the 2013 Gold Cup which Mexico won btw, a couple of Falcons games and I remember the Georgia Dome just being a place of great memories especially with me sharing them with my dad. I was sad to see it go however Mercedes-Benz is somewhere that him, myself and others can enjoy a new generation of sports within the new stadium. Also fun fact every time I would go to concussion stand I always either get Chick Fil A (if it wasn't Sunday) or the Personal Pizza from the Papa John's stand always with an ice cold Sprite 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@bertog8080 I did go to that game to, that brawl vs Panama was frickin insane but not as insane as driving from Florida but to see Mexico HELLA WORTH IT 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yep! Very true. I read Arthur Blank's book about the Dome, that the Falcons weren't making lot of money playing in GA Dome because they weren't in partnership. So i can understand why they built mercedes benz stadium where the team can generate more funds
But the Falcons still don't own the MBS. I guess Blank can still make money with the more expensive tickets and luxury suites. But for how long if the Falcons keep playing like they do? 🤣🤣
Prettiest women in Atl. could be found at the dome on Sunday. And all the wonderful tailgaters cooking up that delicious food ! Damn that place was fun !!
Turner Field is Georgia State new stadium. Braves wanted out of down town ATL because traffic sucks there. I was driving through ATL couple of years ago on my way to Chattanooga. Falcons Stadium looks amazing so does the Braves stadium
The 4 cities you named, Dallas, San Francisco, New York City, and Los Angeles have a combined total of 0 active NFL stadiums. The stadiums are in Arlington, Santa Clara, East Rutherford (NJ), and Inglewood, none of which are that close to those cities' population centers
The 2016 NFC Championship was the last Falcons' game at the Georgia Dome; its last overall event was a Monster Jam show that was postponed due to the Falcons hosting the Seahawks in the Divisional Playoffs.
I did like how the Georgia Dome kind of looked like a giant circus tent from the outside. Obsolescence or not, it seems like a colossal waste of money for it to last only 20 years. The new dome looks like some giant, fancy, high-tech vegetable chopper to me.
@2:50 I hate to be "that guy," but none of the stadiums you listed are in those "biggest cities." The most egregious is Levi's Stadium is about an hour from San Francisco in Santa Clara. Ironically, San Jose, the city Santa Clara borders, is larger than San Francisco.
@@classrockin They were thinking Santa Clara County was willing to help finance the cost to build the stadium, while SF just laughed at them and said the Giants didn't need help building their new ballpark.
Falcon got a new stadium. Braves got a new stadium. Hawk next? I know they just renovated their’s but the Falcons renovated the Georgia Dome and still got a new stadium in a short time period.
The Hawks had an extensive renovation of State Farm Arena in the 2017 and 2018 off-seasons, which forced the WNBA's Dream to play at GA Tech. The Hawks also signed a lease extension in exchange for the city of Atlanta footing most of the bill, keeping the team in downtown Atlanta until 2046.
@@henryca03 Cool. I guess the only way Atlanta gets a new arena if the NHL wants to give it a 3rd try and a local owner is willing to pay the tab for a new one.
Take this same stadium story. Add in an owner taking over after the original owner dies. Said owner tanks the team causing attendance to dwindle. He then uses lower attendance to cash in and move the team. You have the story of the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. Rams had the worst 80 game stretch in history (15 wins 65 loses). That got overlooked as the NFL said the town just didn't like football.
@@chriskay1449 i disagree, that stadium cost 5 billion to build and the nfl even had to finance 500mil of it to finish it its only the owner who reaps the value increase, the only thing the nfl really makes money on is the relocation fee which is split 31 ways…
@@forgottenplaces9780 You forgot the TV deals which now include LA. ALl the revenue the Rams make that is shared with the league. You will really see it as the next TV deals are signed.
2:46 not really. Only the northern part of the state does. The southern part gravitates more to Jacksonville Florida or Savannah in some senses...but overall gravitates to nothing.
No. They played at Turner Field, which was originally built for the 1996 Olympics as the Olympic Stadium. After the Olympics were finished, it was converted into a baseball stadium.
Really its a dick swinging contest among the NFL owners on who can have the most awesome/newest stadium. Its also a contest of who can milk the most $$$$ out of the local government to build them a new stadium. Nothing was fundamentally wrong with the Georgia Dome, luxury boxes are an easy addition IMO. It wasn't a flawed design like a lot of old baseball/football combo stadiums that had bad sight lines for both games. Think 3 Rivers Stadium in Pittsburg, Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Oakland Coliseum, etc.
The issue is the tax payer got robbed and the when grift was over they tore it down and started a new grift. I am of the opinion that not a single penny of tax payer money should ever be spend on sports stadiums. It is welfare for the rich and the tax payer always gets hosed.
I can kinda accept the reasoning behind the Georgia Dome...I can't accept the reason for closing Turner Field....They can say whatever they like but the reason was to keep inner city blacks away from the stadium
Wow, what a waste. Well, whatever it's shortfalls proved to be, I'm sure it was much better than that mess in Santa Clara Ca. Levi's Stadium was antiquated and obsolete before they cut the ribbon. It also would have benefited greatly if they designed the outside better, so it doesn't look like it's surrounded by scaffolding
Of course they are. Nobody’s gonna pay those extremely high ticket prices to see them choke games away! Do you know that, not counting their London game where they were the “home” team, the Falcons won exactly one game at home in 2021?!?! ONE!!! I don’t blame fans for not going!
Says a Miami Dolphins fan. You guys have been losing more and more fans every year since the Patriots Dynasty started. 20 years of irrelevance and getting whooped by the Patriots must be fun. At least the Falcons won playoff games and were contenders.
The Georgia Dome was a great venue for college football games ⁉🏈🏟Drumline and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk are two good movies and were filmed at the Georgia Dome..🎥🥁🎖🪖
Atlanta native here. Loved the Georgia Dome! It was always packed for Falcons games when we were actually a good team. While I like The Benz as our new home I agree it was way too soon to tear down this great place. I’m glad I got the chance to go there multiple times and always have a pleasant experience. My favorite will always be the 2016 NFC Championship game where we crushed the Packers.
The next game was great. I think the Falcons had a 28-3 lead in that Super Bowl.
@@someperson3883 I would prefer to forget that one.
@@HothVeteran Oh wait they blew it
@@someperson3883 that’s kinda old news. On top of that I’m sure the refs were pretty keen on making sure we didn’t win.
I went to the Georgia Dome a couple times when it was around, and it was for a monster truck events.
I have fond memories of the Georgia Dome as I got to play in 3 games there for high school football. Watched some Falcons games and college games there also. It was a great venue. The big reason for its demise was a lack of modern day luxury suites and not having a lot of the bells and whistles like AT&T stadium has. For us mere peasants, the regular seats were great as there wasn’t a bad one in the place.
Luxury boxes are the worst. They just make the upper deck super high up. I’m from Dallas, and will never against sit in the 400 level of AT&T Stadium after doing it once
@@taylorb7191 I have never lived in the Dallas area but my parents and my brothers once did. My parents left in 1997 and my brother in 2006. I have been to Amon Carter Stadium and Texas Stadium several times each but never Jerry World and not sure I want to. I can watch my Cowboys on TV.
I went to an event at the Georgia Dome…it felt like Giants Stadium (1976-2010) with a roof on it. It was a clean and well maintained venue, where some renovations could have saved it. However, a multibillion dollar tag that would be needed to stay up with the likes of AT&T Stadium…It was just easier to knock it down and start over.
The Georgia Dome saw Dream Team 2 (men’s basketball) and the US women’s gymnastics win gold during the 1996 Olympics.
I went to 5 Atlanta Falcons games in the Dome when I lived in Columbus, Georgia. Loved the place! When the Falcons were rolling good , that Dome got EXTREMELY loud! Damn shame they tore it down. They didn’t need a new stadium. Nothing was wrong with the Dome. It just needed a facelift and some WiFi access. Oh well… money talks and….you know the rest.
Thank you so much for making this video. I’ve been waiting so long for you to talk about the dome. It was still a young amazing venues and robbed of its 25 year lifespan.
I went to 3 or 4 Alabama football games here including the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games and SEC championships, and even an SEC Basketball Tournament; at the basketball tournament I was there when a Tornado happened and it was insane. Alabama vs Mississippi State, 2007 I think. If that game hadn't gone to overtime, a lot of people could have been injured or worse!! Pretty crazy!! The Georgia Dome is one of my favorite sports venues. I miss it, and I wish they hadn't destroyed it even though Mercedes-Benz Stadium is incredible!
Also, you say this stadium is "obsolete" but I never met a single person who didn't have a good time there. How can it be obsolete if everyone has a good experience and it hosts events that draw big crowds??
By obsolete i dont mean bad just not comparable to domes built in the next decade that had retractable roofs and would allow much more natural lighting and such
@@forgottenplaces9780 Ironic, considering the translucent roof of the Dome created the best indoor stadium lighting in the NFL. It diffused the incoming sunlight so there were no harsh rays in anyone's eyes, nor were there any shadows. Nothing was too bright or too dim. It was superior to some contemporary stadiums in that regard.
This video was long awaited longer than the Georgia Dome 🤣LOL
I'll always remember the 1998 WCW Nitro when Goldberg beat Hollywood Hogan for the world title. That'll always be the first thing that comes to mind when I think Georgia Dome. :D
I miss the Georgia dome 😔 had a lot great memories wrestle mania in falcons games in battle in the band since the late 90s in early 2000s I remember turner field in Georgia dome those were the days…
I never understood Atlanta. They replaced two relatively new stadiums, (this and Turner) for brand new ones. Especially the fact that the dome had some renovations done to it.
It's interesting, the braves also got a new stadium pretty quickly.
Atlanta loves spending tax payer money on new stadiums & roads. Not so much anything else... (Public transit)
@@thefergyfilms No, the SUBURBS of Atlanta do not support public transit. Alpharetta is in North Fulton County, but you don't see any MARTA buses up there. Why? To keep out the "undesirables".
@@ga_colossus MARTA bus service does reach North Fulton.
Atlanta is the mega hub of black owned businesses. Some of that money along with taxpayer money went into building the new stadiums
i have great memories from the georgia dome! i graduated from high school in there. i also was able to see a few nfl football games & a final 4 ncaa game in that venue. however, i knew once they approved the plans for mercedes benz that the writing was on the wall for the georgia dome. we don’t keep sports venues for that long in the city of atlanta
Would love to see one of these on the Pontiac Silverdome
I remember my first time riding past the Georgia dome, I was so shocked at its beauty 🖤❤️ Rest In Peace
I got to tour the Georgia Dome empty with an engineering conference in 2015 and it was an awesome experience
It's a shame that ATL has gone through many stadiums while oakland and washington is still stuck with their crappy old stadiums.
I can see the old Omni in the background on this video. There's a good forgotten place for you. It was falling apart before it was twenty years old.
didn't the omni try some unique strategy to avoid rust, but then completely rust out
@@UserName-ts3sp Weathering steel. The engineers failed to account for the humid Georgia climate; the Omni was also on an old railroad yard, and the arena settled more that the engineers anticipated. The Omni wasn't the first stadium to experiment with weathering steel; the ill-fated Aloha Stadium also had it, to avoid having to paint it periodically, but the salt-laden tropical air of Oahu caused the stadium to be condemned in 2020 and slated for demolition in the near future.
Since it's in the news currently over the lawsuit, could you do a video on the history of the NY Giants and Jets in New Jersey; the Meadowlands and MetLife Stadium, etc?
I went to a lot of Falcons games and an SEC championship at the dome. It never should’ve been demolished, there wasn’t a thing in the world wrong with it.
You’re right nothing was wrong with it. But the market for newer stadiums were being built and was making the Ga Dome less intriguing for the NFL to award a SB.
I loved the Georgia dome. I went to many games there, Falcons games, SEC basketball tournament, SEC championships, peach bowls.. I was very sad to see it go so soon. Awesome atmosphere for SEC championships for sure
I went to my first NFL game there in 1994, 49ers Vs Falcons and the return of Deion. I was also there in 95 for another game when the Braves won the World Series and when they announced it over the loudspeaker the whole stadium did the chop. Good times 👍
That would have been awesome to experience!
Saw my first live game there , Bengals played the falcons in a preseason game
I went to the GA dome a few times for College Games. Great Place to watch a game. It was gone too soon.
I went there in 2016 for a Falcons-Chiefs game. Getting to our seats felt underground. It felt cool
Very nice stadium, went once In 2015 for soccer game, memorable because I remember fans throwing stuff at the players
Why did you ignore the SEC Tournament event where part of the roof was torn open due to a tornado(?)
I worked many shows doing event security at the Georgia Dome and truly miss it..Especially for folks that from the city..it represents the city..The 90s Atlanta we all miss..The Benz is nice and is like a updated version of the Dome..but as we used to say back in Mechanicsville...The Home Of Dome...Some things just stay with you even when they are gone..But if anything....Thus is another example of Big Business and how someone like Jerry Jones...Now Jerry's World in Dallas...can influence others(Arthur)to get billion dollars stadiums😮
Stadiums from the 90s really have become quite outdated thanks to all the mega-staduims built in the 2010s. Looking at you, FedEx
The Georgia Dome never had leaked sewage or a rail fall down. While it got outdated fast (and hosted a team that blew a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl) it worked as a building. (Unlike 28-3 Super Bowl leads)
fedex field is just garbage... other stadiums built around the same time are in better shape. like BOA stadium or M&T bank stadium
@3:23 is the primary reason why the Georgia Dome no longer exist. It was built to compete with the mighty Superdome, but couldn't keep up. In its 25-year existence, the Ga. Dome only hosted 2 SB; in that same time frame the much older Superdome hosted 3. They were so desperate to ride the coattail of the Superdome that they decided to give the current stadium the same corporate name as it after they were going to name it Falcons Stadium. Ex: If the Superdome had name itself after Popeyes in 2011, that stadium in ATL would be called Popeyes.
If the Falcons wanted to keep up with the Saints maybe the should try holding on to 28-3 leads.
@@someperson3883 Hahaha😑😑😑
I live in an Atlanta suburb and this is typical of Atlanta's mentality. Since Chattanooga had an Aquarium, Atlanta must have one. Birmingham has a civil rights museum? Atlanta had to build one. Other cities have walking and bike trails around their cities? Atlanta must build one. And so it goes, over and over. It's the most unimaginative major city in the US and will never be a tourist destination.
I wish they had kept it but used a fully retractable roof. (A hanger style similar to what you see with baseball stadiums could have been done) Think they just fell in love with the oculus concept and drove it home. But I am convinced most of these 90s, 00s stadiums are fine. Just need expanded luxury areas and awnings or retractable roofs for better event lighting and comfort.
You should talk about the RCA Dome in Indianapolis in your next video, it actually had a shorter life span than the Georgia Dome
I was there in 2000. Saw the great Jeremy McGrath win the Atlanta Supercross.
I remember the Georgia Dome very fondly especially between 9 to 15 years old because I went to 1 soccer game between AC Milan (Italy) and Club America (Mexico), 3 Mexico national soccer team games one of them being the Quarterfinal for the 2013 Gold Cup which Mexico won btw, a couple of Falcons games and I remember the Georgia Dome just being a place of great memories especially with me sharing them with my dad. I was sad to see it go however Mercedes-Benz is somewhere that him, myself and others can enjoy a new generation of sports within the new stadium. Also fun fact every time I would go to concussion stand I always either get Chick Fil A (if it wasn't Sunday) or the Personal Pizza from the Papa John's stand always with an ice cold Sprite 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I went to the 2015 gold cup semi final there , it was crazy since I drove from Florida that same morning
@@bertog8080 I did go to that game to, that brawl vs Panama was frickin insane but not as insane as driving from Florida but to see Mexico HELLA WORTH IT 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Such a waste to tear it down so soon
Well the Falcons put up a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl in its last year.
@@someperson3883 you must be a Saints fan with all of that hate towards the Falcons. You need to get some new material if all you can comment is 28-3
@@HothVeteran Yes. But go waste the career of Matt Ryan by being mediocre at best.
@@someperson3883 Matt’s going in the Hall one day. Can’t say the same about any of those losers you got at QB to replace Brees.
@@HothVeteran Brees > Ryan
Now do Miami Arena. That place makes the Georgia Dome seem like a historic landmark in comparison. lol
Yep! Very true. I read Arthur Blank's book about the Dome, that the Falcons weren't making lot of money playing in GA Dome because they weren't in partnership. So i can understand why they built mercedes benz stadium where the team can generate more funds
But the Falcons still don't own the MBS. I guess Blank can still make money with the more expensive tickets and luxury suites. But for how long if the Falcons keep playing like they do? 🤣🤣
I could be mistaken, but I believe the state of Georgia was still paying off the bonds from the Dome's construction after it was demolished.
Do a video on the omni coliseum if you haven’t done it already.
Prettiest women in Atl. could be found at the dome on Sunday. And all the wonderful tailgaters cooking up that delicious food ! Damn that place was fun !!
Have good memories of The Georgia Dome, from The Summer Sanitarium Tour to NFL games.
We went to the Peach Bowl twice in the dome. I thought it was a very nice venue...especially on the Club level.
I missed going to some of the SEC Championship games in the Dome.
Turner Field is Georgia State new stadium. Braves wanted out of down town ATL because traffic sucks there. I was driving through ATL couple of years ago on my way to Chattanooga. Falcons Stadium looks amazing so does the Braves stadium
You seriously think the Braves moved out due to traffic?
@@ajwatt9621 have been to ATL
The Braves also replaced their stadium that was built in the 1990s.
Hey I have an idea can you do the la memorial coliseum?
I remember Goldberg beating Hogan for the WCW title back in the summer of 98 there
Gone too soon
Did you every do atlanta Fulton County stadium?
The 4 cities you named, Dallas, San Francisco, New York City, and Los Angeles have a combined total of 0 active NFL stadiums. The stadiums are in Arlington, Santa Clara, East Rutherford (NJ), and Inglewood, none of which are that close to those cities' population centers
Can you make a video on the MASSIVE de urbanization in Rockford Illinois?
Its ironically that the last Georgia Dome event was the Falcons winning the NFC Championship, it collapsed on both sides of the spectrum.
The 2016 NFC Championship was the last Falcons' game at the Georgia Dome; its last overall event was a Monster Jam show that was postponed due to the Falcons hosting the Seahawks in the Divisional Playoffs.
I wonder how many other stadiums lives will be cut too short.
Since I was little my uncle marcus played in the Georgia dome I think
Do something about the Miami Orange Bowl Stadium
2:35 why is the "sample note --- do put into circulation" bills in mainland chinese??????
Is that omni coliseum in the background?
I've been to the Georgia dome for houston chick fil a bowls
I did like how the Georgia Dome kind of looked like a giant circus tent from the outside. Obsolescence or not, it seems like a colossal waste of money for it to last only 20 years. The new dome looks like some giant, fancy, high-tech vegetable chopper to me.
I went to a couple of WWE events there including wrestlemania a falcons game and an SEC basketball tournament session
@2:50 I hate to be "that guy," but none of the stadiums you listed are in those "biggest cities." The most egregious is Levi's Stadium is about an hour from San Francisco in Santa Clara. Ironically, San Jose, the city Santa Clara borders, is larger than San Francisco.
I was speaking of their main markets not specific localities.
Exactly. Levi's stadium is a joke, idk wtf the Yorks were thinking when they built that mess.
@@classrockin They were thinking Santa Clara County was willing to help finance the cost to build the stadium, while SF just laughed at them and said the Giants didn't need help building their new ballpark.
Surprised you didn’t mention the tornado
RIP to the Dome
I had great season tickets at the dome. I like the Benz and all but our seats are not as good.
Did Home Depot supply the materials/tools for the Merc-Benz stadium
No Lowe’s did
@@someperson3883 lol
Falcon got a new stadium. Braves got a new stadium. Hawk next? I know they just renovated their’s but the Falcons renovated the Georgia Dome and still got a new stadium in a short time period.
The Hawks had an extensive renovation of State Farm Arena in the 2017 and 2018 off-seasons, which forced the WNBA's Dream to play at GA Tech. The Hawks also signed a lease extension in exchange for the city of Atlanta footing most of the bill, keeping the team in downtown Atlanta until 2046.
@@henryca03 Cool. I guess the only way Atlanta gets a new arena if the NHL wants to give it a 3rd try and a local owner is willing to pay the tab for a new one.
They seem to go through these arenas rather quickly....I remember the Omni....nothing wrong with it...I guess it did not have luxury boxes
How does Stadiums such as the Georgia Dome and Turner Field both become outdated after only being around for 25 years or 19 years?
Lack of luxury suites and premium amenities.
Take this same stadium story. Add in an owner taking over after the original owner dies. Said owner tanks the team causing attendance to dwindle. He then uses lower attendance to cash in and move the team. You have the story of the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.
Rams had the worst 80 game stretch in history (15 wins 65 loses). That got overlooked as the NFL said the town just didn't like football.
Nfl paid the price for screwing St Louis at least…
@X: THE MYSTERIOUS ONE 700 mil settlement…
@@forgottenplaces9780 But they have already made that back with the Rams in LA and the Super Bowl there. They really didn't pay a price at all.
@@chriskay1449 i disagree, that stadium cost 5 billion to build and the nfl even had to finance 500mil of it to finish it its only the owner who reaps the value increase, the only thing the nfl really makes money on is the relocation fee which is split 31 ways…
@@forgottenplaces9780 You forgot the TV deals which now include LA. ALl the revenue the Rams make that is shared with the league. You will really see it as the next TV deals are signed.
The Georgiadome should be rebuilt for historical purposes.
Next of Forgotten Places: The state of Michigan
Host of Super Bowls XXVIII and XXXIV
retractable roofs are a big waste of money. If you look how much they are actually open.
MARTA - Moving Afros Rapidly Thru Atlanta.
Georgia dome didn't have to be replaced fast
Georgia should take some of that money and buy some snow plows.
They really love making new stadiums there. I wonder what taxes are like there
2:46 not really. Only the northern part of the state does.
The southern part gravitates more to Jacksonville Florida or Savannah in some senses...but overall gravitates to nothing.
Have you seen five points vids? You should try to collaborate with him he makes stadium videos as well
I already have, we did the marlins stadium video on this channel.
@@forgottenplaces9780 oh, dam son!
For your next video do, Oakland coliseum. The worst multi purpose stadium.
Atlanta, where stadiums are replaced before they are legally able to buy alcohol
@X: THE MYSTERIOUS ONE true, but planning started before 2012. The dome was already on the hot seat
I saw Bill Goldberg beat Hollywood Hulk Hogan in there.
I thought the Braves played here at one point
No. They played at Turner Field, which was originally built for the 1996 Olympics as the Olympic Stadium. After the Olympics were finished, it was converted into a baseball stadium.
I saw my first NFL game in that stadium when I was 12 years old. Deon and the 49ers destroyed Atlanta lol
Really its a dick swinging contest among the NFL owners on who can have the most awesome/newest stadium. Its also a contest of who can milk the most $$$$ out of the local government to build them a new stadium. Nothing was fundamentally wrong with the Georgia Dome, luxury boxes are an easy addition IMO. It wasn't a flawed design like a lot of old baseball/football combo stadiums that had bad sight lines for both games. Think 3 Rivers Stadium in Pittsburg, Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Oakland Coliseum, etc.
The issue is the tax payer got robbed and the when grift was over they tore it down and started a new grift.
I am of the opinion that not a single penny of tax payer money should ever be spend on sports stadiums. It is welfare for the rich and the tax payer always gets hosed.
$214 million in taxpayer money for 25 years of service means it cost $8.56 million per year....to build.
MetLife stadium is not in nyc
I can kinda accept the reasoning behind the Georgia Dome...I can't accept the reason for closing Turner Field....They can say whatever they like but the reason was to keep inner city blacks away from the stadium
Wow, what a waste. Well, whatever it's shortfalls proved to be, I'm sure it was much better than that mess in Santa Clara Ca. Levi's Stadium was antiquated and obsolete before they cut the ribbon. It also would have benefited greatly if they designed the outside better, so it doesn't look like it's surrounded by scaffolding
Toar it down for no reason
Let's see how many people in the comments beat a dead horse.
Butt Dial King. There’s the first one.
@@HothVeteran Lol. I couldn’t help it
@@someperson3883 typical of someone that has Butt in their name. The only naked one you’ll ever see is your own in the mirror.
@@HothVeteran It was my old OG iPhone
@@someperson3883 I wouldn’t expect people in New Orleans to have new phones anyways. Hurricanes every year will do that to you.
Georgia would rather spend money on stadiums than education or health care.
Mercedes Benz stadium is much better for Soccer than the Georgia Dome ever was.
This is a CZcams video
Falcons are struggling to attract fans in their new stadium lol 😂
Of course they are. Nobody’s gonna pay those extremely high ticket prices to see them choke games away! Do you know that, not counting their London game where they were the “home” team, the Falcons won exactly one game at home in 2021?!?! ONE!!! I don’t blame fans for not going!
Says a Miami Dolphins fan. You guys have been losing more and more fans every year since the Patriots Dynasty started. 20 years of irrelevance and getting whooped by the Patriots must be fun. At least the Falcons won playoff games and were contenders.
@@HothVeteran "20 years of irrelevance and getting whooped by the Patriots must be fun."
Bills fans would say "Hold my beer" to that.
At least the concessions are in affordable prices.
Truthfully, it was blah looking and dull
What a waste of tax payers money
more wasted public money
Georgia Dome: Hosted 2 Super Bowls
Falcons: Went to 2 Super Bowls in Georgia Dome
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I hate the new Stadium. It’s ugly as F! I miss the Georgia Dome! There was nothing wrong with it at all!
The Georgia Dome was a great venue for college football games ⁉🏈🏟Drumline and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk are two good movies and were filmed at the Georgia Dome..🎥🥁🎖🪖