Turner Field, located in Atlanta, is the home of the Atlanta Braves baseball team. However, it was originally not made for them. In 1996, the Summer Olympics would come to Atlanta. Turner Field originally held 85,000 people and was called Centennial Olympic Stadium. After the Olympics were over, they would reconstruct the field to make […]
Read more "Built Environment Description: Exterior"Hear: Currently, I do not really hear anything of importance. There is a breeze today so I can hear that. It is not baseball season yet so there are not any cheers going on throughout the stadium. Smell: N/A Taste: N/A Touch: When I entered the park, I was able to touch some of the […]
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The entrance to Braves’ Stadium shows the motto of the Braves: “This is Braves Country”. Millions of people flow in and out of these gates a season. Many seasons will be remembered here along with many players as well. This 20 year old stadium is entering into its final season and will surely be miss.
Read more "Built Environment Description: Digital Record 5"Whenever you go to a Braves game, they will always play the Tomahawk Chop. Since the 90s, a Braves Player, Deion Sanders, would introduce it to the team. Ever since then, many fans believe that this chant brings luck to the team because it ‘helped’ them go from worst to first (worst in the league […]
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Turner Field takes pride in the team’s accomplishments over the years. They display every year that the Braves made it to the playoffs. They have each flag color separated from when they just made it due to the wild card, won the division, won the NLC (National League Championship), and the World Series.
Read more "Built Environment Description: Digital Record 3"In this video, I captured numbers that are important to the team. Just like how every professional sport team has the numbers of players who played well for them hanging high above the stadium, field, or court ( majority go to the hall of fame), Turner Field has it outside the park as well. Under each number is a brief history of this player and their importance on the team. With players like Chipper Jones, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, and Hank Aaron numbers being on display, fans understand how the Braves have become the team that they are today.
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Before Turner Field, there was another stadium called the Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. This was located right across the street from Turner Field but is now just the parking lot for Turner Field. However, not everything was torn down as this was the exact spot that Hank Aaron would break Babe Ruth’s record for most home runs hit in someone’s career. The Braves organization was able to keep the fence that he hit his home run over. Now it is used as just a memorabilia for people to always know that we once had a home run king right here in Atlanta.
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