Today, my newest article was posted by the online journal Atlanta Studies. It looks at Cobb County’s attempts in the 1950s and ‘60s to build a professional baseball stadium in roughly the same area where Truist Park would open in 2017. Using this story, I explore civic boosterism, white flight, and the rise of Atlanta’s suburbs. Researching this forgotten peace of Cobb County history was a great experience, and I am glad this story can now be shared with the world. This is my first peer-reviewed academic article, and I hope it will be the first of many!
The full article can be found here: https://atlantastudies.org/2025/10/20/cobb-out-front-in-bid-for-stadium-professional-baseball-and-the-rise-of-suburbia-1957-1962/
Andrew J. Bramlett 