It took less than a year to build. It hosted some of the biggest moments in Georgia sports history. And on Aug. 2, 1997, it disappeared in seconds.
Twenty-nine years ago today, the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was imploded, making way for what would become Turner Field.
The stadium opened in 1965 after being built in just 50 weeks at a cost of about $18 million. With seating for 52,796 fans, it was originally built to lure a Major League Baseball team to Atlanta—and it worked…