Bobby Dodd Renovation in the NE Stands

[UgaBlows]

Aw man I was hoping for an implosion!

 

[SecretAgentBuzz]

Bittersweet. I am glad for the current students and staff that have to be there everyday, but I have some significant memories of the Edge building and I’m kinda sad to see it go. I remember watching the towers get hit on the TV in the dining hall there.

 

[Ramble1885]

Bittersweet. I am glad for the current students and staff that have to be there everyday, but I have some significant memories of the Edge building and I’m kinda sad to see it go. I remember watching the towers get hit on the TV in the dining hall there.

It served its purpose. This new Fanning Center will create more lasting memories for a whole new generation of student athletes and fans.

 

[Ramble1885]

Aw man I was hoping for an implosion!

Well they couldn’t do that for obvious reasons (it would **** up the stadium)

 

[stinger78]

I still recall from childhood attending a game that claimed 61,000 in attendance this was when Tech was at its largest capacity and included standing fans.

Perhaps a false memory but wonder why I’ve had this memory for so many decades.

I recall these, too. I think they happened for games with UGA, UT, Auburn, and ND.

 

[HurricaneJacket]

Not sure I've ever seen a building demolition via excavator lol. Also, the guy with the water hose is going to need some better pressure.

You do that when you want to be careful not to damage the surrounding spaces.

 

[UgaBlows]

Well they couldn’t do that for obvious reasons (it would **** up the stadium)

If it accidentally took down the Upper North that wouldn’t be so bad

 

[Ramble1885]

If it accidentally took down the Upper North that wouldn’t be so bad

Upper north has amazing views + puts our capacity at a level that is considered somewhat legit.

Also as a kid when I made the walk from our tailgate spot (outside the baseball stadium) to the game I'd always see the back of the north upper deck and be mindblown. As a kid it looked so big.

 

[Ramble1885]

I recall these, too. I think they happened for games with UGA, UT, Auburn, and ND.

Let me get some data for you old heads to reminisce on

In 1967 the west stands were doubledecked putting BDS at its largest ever capacity of over 58k.

Here were the sellout/big crowds during that period.

1967 vs Clemson 59,588
1967 vs Auburn 59,603
1967 vs Notre Dame 50,024
1968 vs Tennessee 60,011
1969 vs Georgia 60,106
1970 vs Tennessee 59,624
1971 vs Auburn 60,204
1971 vs Georgia 60,124
1973 vs USC 58,228
1973 vs Auburn 59,123
1973 vs Georgia 60,316 (largest Tech crowd EVER)
1975 vs Auburn 58,316

 

[LongforDodd]

Let me get some data for you old heads to reminisce on

In 1967 the west stands were doubledecked putting BDS at its largest ever capacity of over 58k.

Here were the sellout/big crowds during that period.

1967 vs Clemson 59,588
1967 vs Auburn 59,603
1967 vs Notre Dame 50,024
1968 vs Tennessee 60,011
1969 vs Georgia 60,106
1970 vs Tennessee 59,624
1971 vs Auburn 60,204
1971 vs Georgia 60,124
1973 vs USC 58,228
1973 vs Auburn 59,123
1973 vs Georgia 60,316 (largest Tech crowd EVER)
1975 vs Auburn 58,316

Reading those make my old back ache.

 

[Ramble1885]

 

[apatriot1776]

Crazy to me they didn’t really break ground till a couple weeks ago. If anything maybe it’s more beneficial for staff to have a single “home base” during recruiting and signing day than during the season.

 

[Tommy_Taylor_1972]

42 years ago...the opening of the Edge building. Replaced the GTAA building built in 1942 that was built for an athletic department staff of 12 people and had 42 in in in 1982.

 

[Ramble1885]

42 years ago...the opening of the Edge building. Replaced the GTAA building built in 1942 that was built for an athletic department staff of 12 people and had 42 in in in 1982.
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how time flies.

 

[stinger78]

Let me get some data for you old heads to reminisce on

In 1967 the west stands were doubledecked putting BDS at its largest ever capacity of over 58k.

Here were the sellout/big crowds during that period.

1967 vs Clemson 59,588
1967 vs Auburn 59,603
1967 vs Notre Dame 50,024
1968 vs Tennessee 60,011
1969 vs Georgia 60,106
1970 vs Tennessee 59,624
1971 vs Auburn 60,204
1971 vs Georgia 60,124
1973 vs USC 58,228
1973 vs Auburn 59,123
1973 vs Georgia 60,316 (largest Tech crowd EVER)
1975 vs Auburn 58,316

Is the '67 ND game attendance a typo? Should that be 59xxx or 60xxx?

 

[LT 1967]

how time flies.

It definitely does. I remember standing in line with my wife for the open house when the Edge was completed. I remember Bobby Cremins greeting the guests near Peters Park as we arrived.

Seems like Yesterday!

 

[Tommy_Taylor_1972]

It definitely does. I remember standing in line with my wife for the open house when the Edge was completed. I remember Bobby Cremins greeting the guests near Peters Park as we arrived.

Seems like Yesterday!

Bobby is quoted in the AJC when h e was hired that he was most impressed with having a shower in his office in the Edge. That and a $50,000 coaching salary did the trick. As a side note, I read in the GT development plan that Peters Park will be turned into a green space for students to relax. Peters Park was named for Atlanta railroad construction engineer Richard Peters for the donation to the state board of regents the initial gift of 4 acres and the sale of another 4 acres that comprised the Tech tower and mechanical shops and classrooms, to include the Flats (the flattest piece of land in Atlanta). Shortly before the Atlanta to Augusta railroad was terminated in Atlanta, Peters bought land lots 49 and 80, 404 (interesting number) acres in now Midtown to have enough wood to heat his steam engine to produce bread in his flour mill and bakery on the railroad line downtown. As he cleared the pine land, he donated the Georgia Tech location as part of his plan to develop the 400 acres into a housing area called Peters Park. The other wealthy man in the new Atlanta living south of the tracks was a Mr. Grant, who donated in 1915 $15,000 to build the first football stands at the football field on the Flats to play the Tech-UGA games on campus, thus the naming of Grant Field (now Hyundai Field) in honor of his deceased son. Today's Grant Park was named after him, since he wanted to develop a Grant Park housing area in South Atlanta. Mr. Peters owned Ponce de Leon park where the Tech-UGA games were played and he owned the trolley system to get fans there. When Peters raised the rental prices excessively for the lease, Coach Heisman sought funds to build out the football field with enough stands for the game.

 

[awbuzz]

how time flies.

Amen!

 

[Tommy_Taylor_1972]

Bobby is quoted in the AJC when h e was hired that he was most impressed with having a shower in his office in the Edge. That and a $50,000 coaching salary did the trick. As a side note, I read in the GT development plan that Peters Park will be turned into a green space for students to relax. Peters Park was named for Atlanta railroad construction engineer Richard Peters for the donation to the state board of regents the initial gift of 4 acres and the sale of another 4 acres that comprised the Tech tower and mechanical shops and classrooms, to include the Flats (the flattest piece of land in Atlanta). Shortly before the Atlanta to Augusta railroad was terminated in Atlanta, Peters bought land lots 49 and 80, 404 (interesting number) acres in now Midtown to have enough wood to heat his steam engine to produce bread in his flour mill and bakery on the railroad line downtown. As he cleared the pine land, he donated the Georgia Tech location as part of his plan to develop the 400 acres into a housing area called Peters Park. The other wealthy man in the new Atlanta living south of the tracks was a Mr. Grant, who donated in 1915 $15,000 to build the first football stands at the football field on the Flats to play the Tech-UGA games on campus, thus the naming of Grant Field (now Hyundai Field) in honor of his deceased son. Today's Grant Park was named after him, since he wanted to develop a Grant Park housing area in South Atlanta. Mr. Peters owned Ponce de Leon park where the Tech-UGA games were played and he owned the trolley system to get fans there. When Peters raised the rental prices excessively for the lease, Coach Heisman sought funds to build out the football field with enough stands for the game.

 

[AUFC]

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I would love if they razed the parking deck there. I was remarking to another alum recently how crazy pedestrian-friendly Tech’s campus has become. I started in 2011 but if you look at Google Street Views of the middle of campus from before then, it doesn’t even look like the same place.