re: Georgia Dome set to be demolished

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Jesus Christ. What a great example of an Olympics boondoggle. A modern stadium is only good for 20 years of service?

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(a) built before the Olympics

(b) has/will host : Olympics, 2 Super Bowls, 3 Final Fours, 4 Sweet 16s, 1 Women's Final Four, 1 CFB Semifinal Game, 1 Sugar Bowl, 24 NFL Seasons, 3 NBA Seasons, 22 SEC Championship Games, 22 Peach Bowls, 10 SEC Basketball Tournaments, 2 ACC Basketball Tournaments, Gold Cup Soccer Matches, hundreds of concerts, hundreds of non-major sports events

(c) It, along with Centennial Park, basically completely revitalized 1/3 of Downtown Atlanta

Is it being demolished too early? Maybe. Boondoggle? Not even close. The Georgia Dome and the Olympics made Atlanta one of a handful of elite big event cities. It has paid for itself over and over again.