Rare Georgia Dome, "Roam the Dome" ticket stub. Sponsored by Coca Cola on Sun. August 16, 1992 from 12 - 6pm. The Georgia Dome was demolished/imploded on Monday morning November 20, 2017 at 7:30 am. Nearly 5,000 pounds of explosives were used for the Monday, Nov. 20th implosion of the Georgia Dome in Downtown. Crews spent the weekend wiring the explosives to demolish the stadium at 7:30 a.m.There was no official viewing area for the implosion and there was a wide restricted zone around the Dome, which cut off any good vantage points for photography or video. Officials encouraged people to watch the implosion at home where it was carried live by WSB-TV. Atlanta INtown also had video and photographs following the implosion. Many streets around the Dome closed down at 5:30 a.m. on Monday and did not reopen until 11 a.m. Those streets included:
Andrew Young International Blvd, from Phillips Dr, to Centennial Pkwy NWPhillips Dr from Centennial Pkwy NW to Andrew Young International Blvd NWMagnum St NW from MLK Jr Dr to Marietta St NWNorthside Dr from MLK Dr NW to Joseph E Boone Blvd NWMaple St NW from MLK Dr NW to Northside Dr NWElectric Ave NW from Maple St NW to Spencer St NWPostell St NW from Maple St NW to Rhodes St NW Rhodes St NW from Electric Ave NW to Northside Dr NW Magnolia St NW from Electric St NW to Northside Dr NWThurmond St NW from Electric Ave NW to Northside DR NW
MARTA suspended all rail service west of Five Points Station after normal operations at 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 20 in preparation for the implosion. A portion of the north and south tunnels are underneath the Dome and two stations – Dome and Vine City – were in the safety zone. Both stations were closed to all rail, bus, and parking services during the event. Beginning at 4:30 a.m., MARTA provided shuttle buses around the Dome area, while MARTA Mobility buses were stationed at the Walmart in the Historic Westside Village, 835 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.
Located just next door to the newly opened Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Dome opened in 1992 as the new home of the Atlanta Falcons and also hosted events for the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Super Bowl and big concerts like U2 and Taylor Swift.
Once the remains of the Dome are cleared(taking over 3 months) away, the site will be transformed into The Home Depot Backyard, a greenspace providing community programming, a new parking deck, and a convention center hotel.