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Posted on 5/18/23 at 8:44 am to VADawg
Posted on 5/18/23 at 8:44 am to VADawg
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Building The Battery and moving out to Smyrna was a franchise altering decision for the Braves. The revenue generated from The Battery is why they've been able to expand their payroll so much. It also got them out of the ghetto.
This is true as rain...I suspect average attendance is up slightly as well due to the proximity of the fan base which can afford to attend MLB games today. That being said Summerhill (the area around Turner Field) wasn't notoriously dangerous, not by major inner city neighborhood standards. The area was also going through a significant change, called gentrification by some and progress by others, but by any name was becoming a popular area for young professionals. Not the Braves or anyone's other than area residents concern of course but the Braves leaving that area has left a void that may well set the area back significantly.
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Posted on 5/18/23 at 9:24 am to AwgustaDawg
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Braves leaving that area has left a void that may well set the area back significantly.
That area was already setback long before the Braves left. You would think when they built it they would have redone the roads all around Turner field. But nope, they still had cobble stone roads on the back side last time I attended a game. Driving on it about knock your tires out of balance. Also you had 2 shaded hotels and 1 restaurant next door. The Bullpen was actually pretty good, but the those 2 hotels was ghetto out. I checked into the comfort inn before a night game on the weekend, and when I returned my sons IPod, and my wife’s IPad was stolen out of the room. We went to front desk and was told sorry but no one here can help. We called the law, and to no surprise got any help from them. We demanded refund and checked out immediately. They refuse to give refund on site and it took me calling corporate the following Monday to be able to get that refund. That was the last time I actually attended a game at Turner Field.
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