Omni Coliseum

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The Omni Coliseum, an arena completed in 1972, was the first major project for the Atlanta architectural firm Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback, and Associates. The arena held 16,500 spectators and was home to the Atlanta Hawks basketball team, as well as the site for numerous other sporting events and concerts.

Postcard from Scenic Card Company, Bessemer, Alabama. Photograph by J. H. Robinson

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