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VIDEO: Falcons owner Arthur Blank shares Georgia Dome memories

Arthur Blank on Georgia Dome memories
By Matt Kempner
Nov 17, 2017

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank shared his favorite memories about the Georgia Dome, which is scheduled to be imploded Monday.

“It’s going to happen in 12 seconds,” he told me, “but it’s a happy/sad moment.”

Live coverage of Dome implosion starts at 4:30 a.m. Monday on Channel 2 Action News This Morning

Check out Blank's quick memories in the video above. Meanwhile, it's almost lights out for the long-shot Save-the-Dome campaign I wrote about earlier this year.

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Matt Kempner is an award-winning journalist who seeks out intriguing twists about people and subjects beyond what the AJC might typically cover. A former columnist and editor, his past assignments have included business investigations, energy, the economy, entrepreneurs, big business, consumer spending, politics, government and the environment.

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