Comments on: What should be done with Georgia Dome?

By: Danny

Danny — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:47:05 +0000

The Dome never should have been built to begin with. We do not need a dome in Atlanta and don’t give me this sissy crap about how we don’t like bad weather. Who does?!! Football was meant to be played outdoors and true football fans will come see their teams play regardless of the elements. Weather doesn’t ever seem to bother the University of Georgia fans. I personally prefer pro sports but I don’t know why the Hawks, Falcons, and to a degree even the Braves don’t just leave Atlanta. We don’t act like a big time sports city and I have never understood that.

The Falcons have never been consistent winners and I contend the humidity early in the season, etc could actually make us MORE COMPETITIVE. We need an open air stadium that seats around 80,000.

By: ITP is the place to be!

ITP is the place to be! — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:29:02 +0000

Wow the uncultured bias of the south comes out again. Grow up children! This team is called the “Atlanta Falcons” not the “45 mins north of Atlanta Falcons.” If you can’t handle the city or even ITP don’t come into it; we’re fine without you! I’ll take the culture of Decatur, Midtown, and L5P to the same boring corporate mumbo jumbo seen in the suburbs.

All that aside a new stadium would be nice. Not necessary at this time but I’m glad to see they are looking forward. Actually a new stadium would help Atlanta make a good push for a World Cup match to be played here. But more importantly we need to be responsible.

By: dave

dave — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:48:52 +0000

If it was (were?) possible, if they do anything, I’d like to see them put a retractable roof on the Dome, like Vancouver is doing at B.C. Place. Building a new stadium is just not feasible in today’s economy, and the Dome is used for things other than the Falcons and college football. As for the ITP/OTP question, land is going to be expensive wherever you go, and if you build it too far out, nobody will go. If there is a new stadium built, knock down the dome and build it there, and let the Falcons play at Tech or something. GSU could play at Hallford or Adams or even Grady) until a new place is built. Ditto for a MLS franchise, if we get one (and if Red Bull can play at Giants Stadium, Atlanta MLS could certainly play at the Dome, and get a better crowd).

By: Safe in the suburbs

Safe in the suburbs — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:38:23 +0000

HAHAHAHA….As if some queer can beat me up. Besides, I have God on my side.

By: Bono

Bono — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:38:14 +0000

Last concert at the Dome …. how ’bout U2 a couple of weeks ago?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:13:36 +0000

Well “Safe in the suburbs” The word “queer” might get you shot in downtown, Believe me you arnt doing your kids any good anyway as a dad if you “teach” them those words, Or they hear you say it. Your kids are gonna get their A$$ kicked if they go around saying that as well.

By: Safe in the suburbs

Safe in the suburbs — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:32:53 +0000

Honestly, there are 2 many queers downtown. I dont want 2 have 2 explain to my son what a queer is and most of all I dont want him turning in 2 a queer or getting aids from the bathrooms at the dome

By: ATL

ATL — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:27:59 +0000

As for the Stadium Question– I have been here long enough to remember Falcon’s games in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium… unless you enjoy being cold and wet (ie- miserable)… We better wish for a new retractable roof stadium or another dome preferably built on the bones of the recently renovated and still quite nice Ga Dome…

By: ATL

ATL — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:23:08 +0000

Lemme see– Wife, Kids… Love the city and living intown and feel perfectly safe–
as for the suburbs the unrelenting sameness, ugliness– its lack of walkability, horrid traffic, total unsustainabability and ridiculous short sided politics– well my main reaction is somewhere between horror and repulsion… but I guess the real truth is unless we learn to work together for a set of common METRO goals both of us will loose the battle to the rural no-nothings that seem to dominate this state’s politics…

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:42:01 +0000

bomb everything inside 285? ever been to buckhead or midtown? far far nicer than the suburbs yall haters live in.