Eddie S Henderson Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Eddie S Henderson Stadium
Location:Monroe Drive & 10 St. Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Opened:1948
Closed:Open
Owner:Atlanta Public Schools
Operator:Atlanta Public Schools
Surface:FieldTurf
Architect:Richard Aeck
Former Names:Grady Stadium (1948–2020)
Tenants:Atlanta Public Schools
Atlanta Hustle (AUDL) (2015–present)
Atlanta Blaze (MLL) (2019)
Seating Capacity:8,000

Eddie S Henderson Stadium (formerly Grady Stadium) is an Atlanta Public School football stadium located in Midtown Atlanta, south of Piedmont Park. The stadium is one of two stadiums owned and managed by the Atlanta Public School (APS) system, the other being Lakewood Stadium. It is the only high school stadium in APS that is located on the campus of a high school. The stadium was used as a training site for athletes during the 1996 Olympic Games, and occasionally hosts public practices for the Atlanta Falcons. Henderson Stadium was designed by Richard Aeck, and is considered a masterpiece of modern engineering expression.[1] For the fall of 2009, Henderson Stadium was closed due to renovation. All games were played at Lakewood Stadium and the Georgia Dome.

The renovation was completed during Summer of 2010. A new running track and synthetic turf field was installed. The synthetic turf is FieldTurf. FieldTurf is also installed at Lakewood Stadium, the Georgia Dome and many other high-profile sports facilities worldwide.[2] In February 2021, the APS board unanimously approved renaming the stadium after Eddie S. Henderson, a former coach, principal, and athletics director for APS.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia: Richard Aeck (1912-1996) . 2007-06-23 . 2007-10-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071013165526/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-697 . dead .
  2. Web site: Grady Stadium/Lakewood Stadium . 2009-08-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727082627/http://midtownatlanta.org/Files/MidtownAtlanta/2008/MeetingNotes_26Sept08.pdf . 2011-07-27 .
  3. News: McCray . Vannesa . Atlanta’s Grady Stadium gets a new name . June 11, 2022 . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . February 2, 2021.