Braves' Bridge Chances Dim (Atlanta: taxis, moving, bars)

[alco89]

Originally Posted by arjay57

Looks like the Braves are going to Plan B.


Braves plan Zip Line at SunTrust Park

LMAO! Could you imagine??

[tikigod311]

If it actually went from the Galleria to the stadium I'd be tempted

[arjay57]

It would be cool if it would take you straight to your seat.

[toll_booth]

Originally Posted by tikigod311

If it actually went from the Galleria to the stadium I'd be tempted

Yeah this would be a perfect alternative for the bridge over 285! $10 per ride each way, 18-and-older only, liability waiver form required. Who needs Six Flags when you've got a zip line and the Braves!

[Blazin65]

Cardinal Fan in Birmingham saying I would love to drive over to Atlanta and go to the Cards Braves game April 9th. But still want go to Turner field in the middle of nowhere. I can't wait until next year. I might even become a Braves fan too and drive over several times a year.

[toll_booth]

Originally Posted by Blazin65

Cardinal Fan in Birmingham saying I would love to drive over to Atlanta and go to the Cards Braves game April 9th. But still want go to Turner field in the middle of nowhere. I can't wait until next year. I might even become a Braves fan too and drive over several times a year.

Indeed, I think there will be a shift in terms of who's interested in attending Braves games. Specifically, more so from those such as yourself who live a fair distance away, and less so from in-towners.

Whether the resulting change in attendance will be a wash is, I think, too early to tell.

[primaltech]

I'm hoping that the area immediately surrounding Suntrust/Battery gets built up in an urban/walkable way as much as possible. So that even if it's still a drive-to island of density, it will at least be a larger island.

Also I'm hoping the bridge from the stadium to the Galleria will cause the Galleria Specialty Mall, which is currently really lame and quiet, to become something a lot better and more attractive and interesting. Maybe ditch the specialty/boutique concept, and just make it a bunch of restaurants and bars.

[arjay57]

Sounds like the Braves have quite a bit in mind.

While the Braves wouldn’t confirm whom it booked for the first concert, the club did confirm to Atlanta Business Chronicle that SunTrust Park will host standalone concerts, which would be separate from the Atlanta Braves Summer Concert Series presented by The Coca-Cola Co.

But the music won’t be exclusive to SunTrust Park when the club opens its mixed-use development, The Battery Atlanta.

The Atlanta Braves will partner with Live Nation to develop and run a 53,000-square-foot entertainment venue in the mixed-use community adjacent to SunTrust Park.

The venue will have an iconic Atlanta venue name -- The Roxy Theatre, which was in Buckhead near the intersection of Peachtree and Roswell roads.

For comparison, the venue will be slightly larger than The Tabernacle.

Atlanta Braves to use SunTrust Park as standalone concert venue

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by primaltech

Also I'm hoping the bridge from the stadium to the Galleria will cause the Galleria Specialty Mall, which is currently really lame and quiet, to become something a lot better and more attractive and interesting. Maybe ditch the specialty/boutique concept, and just make it a bunch of restaurants and bars.

They should turn it into something like Krog Street market.

[primaltech]

Originally Posted by arjay57

They should turn it into something like Krog Street market.

Maybe not quite that hip, but at least get some better tenants in there. I think Big Chow Grill is about the only decent draw there right now. Other than that it's a Subway, a news stand and some yawn gift shops.

Need to get some 25-year-olds in there to totally re-think and re-model and make it appealing for more than the out of state business people who just happen to be staying right there at the Waverly.

Capitalize on the majorly increased foot traffic that will come from the Braves, and just make the whole Galleria like sort of an extension of the Battery.