July 2nd Trip Downtown

Early Sunday morning July 2nd I drove downtown

to pick up my Peachtree Road Race number at the World Congress Center.

Before I turned left into the parking lot I had a view of :

(L-R) the GWCC, the Georgia Dome, & the new Mercedes Benz Stadium.

In the Congress Center there was a display
with the names of all 60,000 runners.

Thought I might have a problem picking up Will's number.

I signed him up using his Augusta address

but his driver's license still says Marietta.

When I explained it to the girl on the left,

she brightened and asked "Is he in PA school?" She knew him!

I ran into someone I knew as well:

Phil the Bucket from the Braves' Home Depot Tool Race.

When I left the GWCC I headed south on Northside Drive.

The new stadium towered over the Georgia Dome.

Pardon the dirty windshield.

 On September 30th a 5K road race finishes in the new stadium.
I'm thinking about volunteering or running in it,

just to be able to look around inside.

Above: the northwest corner.

Below: view from Northside Drive looking north.

 Below: the southwest corner.