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Old Posted May 30, 2014, 3:50 PM
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here are some newish renderings of the braves new suburban stadium.


source: http://mlb.si.com/2014/05/14/atlanta...s-cobb-county/


source: http://mlb.si.com/2014/05/14/atlanta...s-cobb-county/





by building way out in the burbs, the braves really are bucking the trend of the last quarter century in a big way. since the new era of stadium construction that began in 1991 with new comiskey park in chicago, all but one of the new MLB stadiums have been built in downtown/downtown-adjacent locations or at least in core city locations within several miles of downtown.



U.S. Cellular Field - Chicago, Illinois - core city

Oriole Park at Camden Yards - Baltimore, Maryland - downtown/downtown adjacent

Globe Life Park in Arlington - Arlington, Texas - suburban

Progressive Field - Cleveland, Ohio - downtown/downtown adjacent

Coors Field - Denver, Colorado - downtown/downtown adjacent

Turner Field - Atlanta, Georgia - core city

Chase Field - Phoenix, Arizona - downtown/downtown adjacent

Safeco Field - Seattle, Washington - downtown/downtown adjacent

AT&T Park - San Francisco, California - downtown/downtown adjacent

Comerica Park - Detroit, Michigan - downtown/downtown adjacent

Minute Maid Park - Houston, Texas - downtown/downtown adjacent

Miller Park - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - core city

PNC Park - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - downtown/downtown adjacent

Great American Ball Park - Cincinnati, Ohio - downtown/downtown adjacent

Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - core city

Petco Park - San Diego, California - downtown/downtown adjacent

Busch Stadium - St. Louis, Missouri - downtown/downtown adjacent

Nationals Park - Washington, D.C. - core city

Citi Field - New York City, New York - core city

Yankee Stadium - New York City, New York - core city

Target Field - Minneapolis, Minnesota - downtown/downtown adjacent

Marlins Park - Miami, Florida - core city
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