I'm odd, I'll admit that right off the bat (pun intended). While I do enjoy attending Braves games at Turner Field there's a part of me that misses the old ballpark across the street, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Sure, it was old and outdated, but it was a place that held great significance to me from age 7 to age 26 and it pained me to see the park come down during the summer of 1997. I understand the need for parking in downtown Atlanta, but I had a lot of memories tied up in the building. Grew up watching the Braves and made it a point to see as many games as I could on TBS and watched the late Skip Carey, the late Ernie Johnson Sr, Pete Van Wieren, John Sterling, Billy Sample, Joe Simpson, Don Sutton and everyone else Ted Turner hired for the broadcast booth.
I've been to Braves games many times over the years, but the day that turned out as Fulton County Stadium's last hurrah it had dawned on me that over the years while I had taken photos at Braves games of the stadium, they were not nearly enough to satisfy my nostalgia cravings.
Since then, I have made it a point to do a better job of capturing through pictures both major and minor league parks in an effort to document as much of those grand facilities as I'm able to do. I'm working on a website that will house those photos, however at this time, it's more of a work in progress than a polished ready for the public endeavor. Once it's ready, I'll announce that here.
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