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Flashback Photos: Alexander Memorial Coliseum construction
More than 60 years ago, Georgia Tech's basketball arena -- Alexander Memorial Coliseum -- made its debut at the corner of 10th and Fowler in downtown Atlanta.
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Nearly 60 years ago today, Georgia Tech's basketball arena -- the Alexander Memorial Coliseum -- first opened its doors. Its Nov. 30, 1956, debut was built as a tribute to the late William Alexander, Tech's third athletics director and football coach. (AJC File)
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