Fulton County Stadium seating expansion

[Reddington]

Ted Turner is pleased to announce that Atlanta baseball can be experienced live by more fans starting in 1978 at FCS as his goal is to not only make the Braves a great team, he also wants to keep it accessible to all that love baseball.

Currently FCS has 52,870 seats and the construction already started will expand that to 60,000 by opening day

existing areas will be increased by 2,130 seats which will cost $4,260,000.00 and then new construction on 5000 additional seats will cost 20,000,000.00

Turner Enterprises had already set 21,636,858.00 aside for stadium upgrades which is 89% of the cost and the remaining 2,623,142 will be covered by next 4 years stadium deposit or taken out of general cash at that moment.

[Zach]

Atlanta Pop 1970 - 495,039

Atlanta Pop 1980 - 425,022

I wonder IRL if you expanded while the pop decreased what impact that would have regarding fans attending the games

[Reddington]

Oct 12, 2017 9:20:46 GMT -5 Zach said:

Atlanta Pop 1970 - 495,039

Atlanta Pop 1980 - 425,022

I wonder IRL if you expanded while the pop decreased what impact that would have regarding fans attending the games

if I remember correctly most of the population decrease was people moving to the burbs...  yeah found something about it.  in 1970 the metro area was 2 million, in 1980 it was 2.5

the so called 2nd ring of the metropolitan area had the most explosive growth of almost .5 million.  Every section grew except the core


demographia.com/db-atl1960.htm

[Reddington]

gonna redo this

[Reddington]

Ted Turner is pleased to announce that Atlanta baseball can be experienced live by more fans starting in 1978 at FCS as his goal is to not only make the Braves a great team, he also wants to keep it accessible to all that love baseball.

Currently FCS has 52,870 seats and the construction already started will expand that to 60,000 along with Concourse & Amenity Expansion

existing areas will be increased by 2,130 seats which will cost $4,260,000.00 and then new construction on 5000 additional seats will cost 20,000,000.00

The Concourse & Amenity Expansion will cost an additional 50 million

Turner Enterprises had already set 21,636,858.00 aside for stadium upgrades which is 30% of the cost and the remaining 52,623,142 will be covered by next 6 years with a minimum of 8,770,523.67 being paid back each of the 6 years. If financials of the last two years are any indication even with Rudi's grossly inflated contract, the teams should easily take in over 15 million in profit this year, and with the move to youth, the team should be shedding expensive contracts over the next two years and it will be three to four years from now that arbitration starts making the youngsters expensive. Since Atlanta is currently only 20 million away from their max cash cap it seems likely that in year two through year four most of the team profit would be heading to stadium funds anyways.

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, often referred to as Fulton County Stadium and originally named Atlanta Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in the southeastern United States, located in Atlanta, Georgia. It was built to attract a Major League Baseball team and in 1966 succeeded when the Milwaukee Bravesrelocated from Wisconsin.

During his 1961 campaign for mayor of Atlanta, Ivan Allen, Jr. promised to build a sports facility to attract a Major League Baseball team. After winning office, Allen chose a 47-acre (19 ha) plot in the Washington–Rawson neighborhood for the building site, citing its proximity to the state capitol, downtown businesses, and major highways. Allen and The Atlanta Journalsports editor Furman Bisher attempted to persuade Charlie Finley, owner of the Kansas City Athletics, to move his team to Atlanta. Finley was receptive and began discussing stadium design plans with Allen. However, the deal ended in July 1963 when the American League did not approve the move

In 1964, Mayor Allen announced that an unidentified team had given him a verbal commitment to move to Atlanta, provided a stadium was in place by 1966. Soon afterward, the prospective team was revealed to be the Milwaukee Braves, who announced in October that they intended to move to Atlanta for the 1965 season. However, court battles kept the Braves in Milwaukee for one last season.

The new stadium was built on the site of the cleared Washington–Rawson neighborhood, which a half-century before had been a wealthy neighborhood home to Georgia's governor, among others, but which by the 1960s had fallen on hard times. Forty-seven dignitaries took part in a groundbreaking ceremony on April 15, 1964, and that November, the Braves signed a 25-year agreement to play there, beginning in 1966. Construction was completed on April 9, 1965, for $18 million, and that night the Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers played an exhibition game in the stadium. During that year the International League's Atlanta Crackers, whose previous home had been Ponce de Leon Park, played their final season in Atlanta Stadium.

In 1966, both the National League's transplanted Braves and the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, an expansion team, began to use the facilities. In 1967, the Atlanta Chiefs of the National Professional Soccer League (re-formed as the North American Soccer League in 1968) began the first of five seasons played at the stadium The venue hosted the second match of the NASL Final 1968 and two matches of the NASL Final 1971.
When Ted Turner purchased the Braves in 1976, the stadium's name was changed to the compound Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium

Notable events
• The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings played the first NFL preseason game on August 14, 1965.
• On August 18, 1965 The Beatles performed at the stadium in their only live performance in Atlanta during their 1965 US Tour.
• On April 12, 1966, Joe Torre hit the first major league home run in the history of Atlanta Stadium
• On September 11, 1966 the Atlanta Falcons played their first game in the stadium and lost to the Los Angeles Rams 19–14
• On July 25, 1972 the stadium hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Hank Aaron hit a home run during the game, and the National League won it, 4–3, in 10 innings.
• On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron became baseball's all-time career home run leader by hitting his 715th home run off the Los Angeles Dodgers' Al Downing.

[Reddington]

the things you learn...

the International League's Atlanta Crackers, whose previous home had been Ponce de Leon Park

[Boston Red Sox]

Oct 21, 2017 22:15:58 GMT -5 Reddington said:

Ted Turner is pleased to announce that Atlanta baseball can be experienced live by more fans starting in 1978 at FCS as his goal is to not only make the Braves a great team, he also wants to keep it accessible to all that love baseball.

Currently FCS has 52,870 seats and the construction already started will expand that to 60,000 along with Concourse & Amenity Expansion

existing areas will be increased by 2,130 seats which will cost $4,260,000.00 and then new construction on 5000 additional seats will cost 20,000,000.00

The Concourse & Amenity Expansion will cost an additional 50 million

Turner Enterprises had already set 21,636,858.00 aside for stadium upgrades which is 30% of the cost and the remaining 52,623,142 will be covered by next 6 years with a minimum of 8,770,523.67 being paid back each of the 6 years. If financials of the last two years are any indication even with Rudi's grossly inflated contract, the teams should easily take in over 15 million in profit this year, and with the move to youth, the team should be shedding expensive contracts over the next two years and it will be three to four years from now that arbitration starts making the youngsters expensive. Since Atlanta is currently only 20 million away from their max cash cap it seems likely that in year two through year four most of the team profit would be heading to stadium funds anyways.

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, often referred to as Fulton County Stadium and originally named Atlanta Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in the southeastern United States, located in Atlanta, Georgia. It was built to attract a Major League Baseball team and in 1966 succeeded when the Milwaukee Bravesrelocated from Wisconsin.

During his 1961 campaign for mayor of Atlanta, Ivan Allen, Jr. promised to build a sports facility to attract a Major League Baseball team. After winning office, Allen chose a 47-acre (19 ha) plot in the Washington–Rawson neighborhood for the building site, citing its proximity to the state capitol, downtown businesses, and major highways. Allen and The Atlanta Journalsports editor Furman Bisher attempted to persuade Charlie Finley, owner of the Kansas City Athletics, to move his team to Atlanta. Finley was receptive and began discussing stadium design plans with Allen. However, the deal ended in July 1963 when the American League did not approve the move

In 1964, Mayor Allen announced that an unidentified team had given him a verbal commitment to move to Atlanta, provided a stadium was in place by 1966. Soon afterward, the prospective team was revealed to be the Milwaukee Braves, who announced in October that they intended to move to Atlanta for the 1965 season. However, court battles kept the Braves in Milwaukee for one last season.

The new stadium was built on the site of the cleared Washington–Rawson neighborhood, which a half-century before had been a wealthy neighborhood home to Georgia's governor, among others, but which by the 1960s had fallen on hard times. Forty-seven dignitaries took part in a groundbreaking ceremony on April 15, 1964, and that November, the Braves signed a 25-year agreement to play there, beginning in 1966. Construction was completed on April 9, 1965, for $18 million, and that night the Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers played an exhibition game in the stadium. During that year the International League's Atlanta Crackers, whose previous home had been Ponce de Leon Park, played their final season in Atlanta Stadium.

In 1966, both the National League's transplanted Braves and the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, an expansion team, began to use the facilities. In 1967, the Atlanta Chiefs of the National Professional Soccer League (re-formed as the North American Soccer League in 1968) began the first of five seasons played at the stadium The venue hosted the second match of the NASL Final 1968 and two matches of the NASL Final 1971.
When Ted Turner purchased the Braves in 1976, the stadium's name was changed to the compound Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium

Notable events
• The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings played the first NFL preseason game on August 14, 1965.
• On August 18, 1965 The Beatles performed at the stadium in their only live performance in Atlanta during their 1965 US Tour.
• On April 12, 1966, Joe Torre hit the first major league home run in the history of Atlanta Stadium
• On September 11, 1966 the Atlanta Falcons played their first game in the stadium and lost to the Los Angeles Rams 19–14
• On July 25, 1972 the stadium hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Hank Aaron hit a home run during the game, and the National League won it, 4–3, in 10 innings.
• On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron became baseball's all-time career home run leader by hitting his 715th home run off the Los Angeles Dodgers' Al Downing.

Hank Aaron only hit 643 Home Runs

[Reddington]

Nov 30, 2017 5:22:48 GMT -5 Boston Red Sox said:

Oct 21, 2017 22:15:58 GMT -5 Reddington said:

Ted Turner is pleased to announce that Atlanta baseball can be experienced live by more fans starting in 1978 at FCS as his goal is to not only make the Braves a great team, he also wants to keep it accessible to all that love baseball.

Currently FCS has 52,870 seats and the construction already started will expand that to 60,000 along with Concourse & Amenity Expansion

existing areas will be increased by 2,130 seats which will cost $4,260,000.00 and then new construction on 5000 additional seats will cost 20,000,000.00

The Concourse & Amenity Expansion will cost an additional 50 million

Turner Enterprises had already set 21,636,858.00 aside for stadium upgrades which is 30% of the cost and the remaining 52,623,142 will be covered by next 6 years with a minimum of 8,770,523.67 being paid back each of the 6 years. If financials of the last two years are any indication even with Rudi's grossly inflated contract, the teams should easily take in over 15 million in profit this year, and with the move to youth, the team should be shedding expensive contracts over the next two years and it will be three to four years from now that arbitration starts making the youngsters expensive. Since Atlanta is currently only 20 million away from their max cash cap it seems likely that in year two through year four most of the team profit would be heading to stadium funds anyways.

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, often referred to as Fulton County Stadium and originally named Atlanta Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in the southeastern United States, located in Atlanta, Georgia. It was built to attract a Major League Baseball team and in 1966 succeeded when the Milwaukee Bravesrelocated from Wisconsin.

During his 1961 campaign for mayor of Atlanta, Ivan Allen, Jr. promised to build a sports facility to attract a Major League Baseball team. After winning office, Allen chose a 47-acre (19 ha) plot in the Washington–Rawson neighborhood for the building site, citing its proximity to the state capitol, downtown businesses, and major highways. Allen and The Atlanta Journalsports editor Furman Bisher attempted to persuade Charlie Finley, owner of the Kansas City Athletics, to move his team to Atlanta. Finley was receptive and began discussing stadium design plans with Allen. However, the deal ended in July 1963 when the American League did not approve the move

In 1964, Mayor Allen announced that an unidentified team had given him a verbal commitment to move to Atlanta, provided a stadium was in place by 1966. Soon afterward, the prospective team was revealed to be the Milwaukee Braves, who announced in October that they intended to move to Atlanta for the 1965 season. However, court battles kept the Braves in Milwaukee for one last season.

The new stadium was built on the site of the cleared Washington–Rawson neighborhood, which a half-century before had been a wealthy neighborhood home to Georgia's governor, among others, but which by the 1960s had fallen on hard times. Forty-seven dignitaries took part in a groundbreaking ceremony on April 15, 1964, and that November, the Braves signed a 25-year agreement to play there, beginning in 1966. Construction was completed on April 9, 1965, for $18 million, and that night the Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers played an exhibition game in the stadium. During that year the International League's Atlanta Crackers, whose previous home had been Ponce de Leon Park, played their final season in Atlanta Stadium.

In 1966, both the National League's transplanted Braves and the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, an expansion team, began to use the facilities. In 1967, the Atlanta Chiefs of the National Professional Soccer League (re-formed as the North American Soccer League in 1968) began the first of five seasons played at the stadium The venue hosted the second match of the NASL Final 1968 and two matches of the NASL Final 1971.
When Ted Turner purchased the Braves in 1976, the stadium's name was changed to the compound Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium

Notable events
• The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings played the first NFL preseason game on August 14, 1965.
• On August 18, 1965 The Beatles performed at the stadium in their only live performance in Atlanta during their 1965 US Tour.
• On April 12, 1966, Joe Torre hit the first major league home run in the history of Atlanta Stadium
• On September 11, 1966 the Atlanta Falcons played their first game in the stadium and lost to the Los Angeles Rams 19–14
• On July 25, 1972 the stadium hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Hank Aaron hit a home run during the game, and the National League won it, 4–3, in 10 innings.
• On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron became baseball's all-time career home run leader by hitting his 715th home run off the Los Angeles Dodgers' Al Downing.

Hank Aaron only hit 643 Home Runs

he's coming out of retirement for the new stadium enhancements

[Reddington]

So it seems I missed the 20 mil to start seating expansion, so the level 1 upgrade is scratched.

I want to increase seating by an additional 2500 to 6250 for 20 mil and a project grand total of 64.xxx million of which 29.xxx is in stadium balance
and the balance will be paid off at a minimum of 6 million a year. This year will be a minimum 10 mil payment on it

[CSCommish]

Expansion to 62,500 seats will cost $64,260,000

$21,636,858 was in the bank as of 1978 File Flip, reducing the balance to $42,623,142. An additional $10,000,000 payment has been processed during the 1978 season, leaving a balance of $32,623,142 to be paid over five (5) seasons. The 1979 through 1983 payments will average $6,524,628.40 per season.

1979 = $6,524,628
1980 = $6,524,629
1981 = $6,524,628
1982 = $6,524,629
1983 = $6,524,628

[CSCommish]

10 points for article.

[CSCommish]

1979 Payment Complete.

Stadium Expanded to 62,500 seats.

[Reddington]

since I will have 22 million in the stadium account please pay off 3 years of payments with it, 79, 82 and 83

[CSCommish]

Pay off which seasons?

[CSCommish]

1980 Payment Complete.

[Reddington]

Feb 17, 2018 21:51:22 GMT -5 CSCommish said:

Pay off which seasons?

1980, 1982, 1983, my bad missed that 79 had already been paid

[CSCommish]

1981, 1982, 1983 Payments Completed. Stadium Paid Off.

[CSCommish]

Completed.