Major upgrades and renovations to Centennial Olympic Park in Downtown were first proposed nearly three years ago. Now the enhancements have a price tag: $46 million.
Thee Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which oversees the 21-acre park built for the 1996 Summer Olympics, is in the middle of a feasibility study, according to a report from the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Changes at the park would include acquiring and tearing down the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce building at the corner of Andrew Young International Boulevard and Marietta Street to create more space and a new entrance to the park. Another significant change would be the removal of International Boulevard, which currently cuts through the park, and transforming it into a pedestrian plaza.
The Southern Company Amphitheater’s seating capacity would increase from 1,200 to 2,000 with a new canopy and there would also be a new “grand” entrance at the corner of Baker Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive, across from the Children’s Museum of Atlanta.
