I have many memories of the Georgia Dome. I have photographed many events at this once great stadium that used to stand off of Northside Dr. I have gotten turned around on more than one occasion, looking for the media entrance beneath a labyrinth of concrete roads and tunnels. I have witnessed concerts and sporting events, met some of my heroes, watched monster sized trucks smash cars, heard some of the best bands in the Southeast, seen dreams dashed and the ecstasy of victory all underneath The Dome. But that has changed. The Dome is gone and all that remains if a pile of rubble and twisted steel. Mercedes Benz Stadium is the new generation. It is the home to the United and the Falcons. It will hold concerts and performances. There will be feats of strength and amazing moments in sports history will be made on these grounds. The Dome will fade from the city’s memory but not mine.
An aerial view of Mercedes Benz Stadium and the spot where the Georgia Dome once stood.
An aerial view of Mercedes Benz Stadium and the spot where the Georgia Dome once stood.
Construction equipment imitating architecture while rubble from the Georgia Dome is removed.
The city’s skyline can now be seen from Northside Dr. now that the Georgia Dome is no more.
A brand new view of the Mercedes Benz Stadium now that the Dome is gone.
Piles of twisted metal sit where the Georgia Dome once stood as the process continues to remove the rubble.
The city can be seen behind Mercedes Benz Stadium now that the Georgia Dome is gone.
Large construction equipment sits ready to use as rubble from the Georgia Dome is removed.
Georgia Dome rubble is broken up and removed from the site.
Stairs leading up to the entrance of the Georgia Dome now leads up to only rubble.
Dust rises into the air while the rubble of the Georgia Dome is broken up and removed from the site.
A brand new view of the Mercedes Benz Stadium now that the Dome is gone.
The rubble is all that is left of the Georgia Dome.
To give an idea of the scale, the toy excavators are actually full size and bigger than a grown adult.
The future site of the Hard Rock Hotel off of Centennial Olympic Park Blvd. across from Mercedes Benz Stadium.
With Mercedes Benz in the background a bulldozer grades the lot on the future site of the Hard Rock Hotel.
Construction has begun on the future site of the Hard Rock Hotel off of Centennial Olympic Park Blvd. across from Mercedes Benz Stadium.
Construction has begun on the future site of the Hard Rock Hotel off of Centennial Olympic Park Blvd. across from Mercedes Benz Stadium.
The future site of the Hard Rock Hotel off of Centennial Olympic Park Blvd. across from Mercedes Benz Stadium.