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| Full name | Alonzo Herndon Stadium |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 15,011 |
| Field size | 68 yds wide × 110 yds long |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1948; 78 years ago (1948) |
| Opened | 1948 |
| Tenants | |
| Atlanta Beat (WUSA) 2002–2003 MBC Wolverines | |
Alonzo Herndon Stadium, named forAlonzo Herndon, is an abandoned 15,011-seat stadium on the campus ofMorris Brown College inAtlanta,Georgia,United States. It is the only two-sided stadium in theAtlanta University Center. It is one block over from the locally knownHerndon Home, and sits above theMARTA East-West rail line.
The stadium opened in 1948. It is the largest stadium at an institution in theAtlanta University Center, and the only with stands on both sides.[1]
In addition to sports, the stadium hosted concerts. On May 28, 1959,Ray Charles recorded alive album at the stadium and later released it asRay Charles in Person the following year.[1]
During the1996 Summer Olympics, Herndon Stadium hostedfield hockey. It was expanded and renovated ahead of the games. The stadium was the home to the former Georgia Mustangs and the formerAtlanta Beat women'ssoccer club of theWUSA league, the latter of whom played there from 2001 until 2003.[1]
Due to the college's financial hardships, the stadium was sold to the City of Atlanta in 2014.[2] Due to a land-use agreement with other members of the Atlanta University Center and historic property deeds, ownership of the stadium was given toClark Atlanta University by court order. The school is planning to restore the stadium.[1]
As of 2025, the stadium sits in a state of disrepair, gutted by vandals and covered in graffiti and litter.[3]
Herndon Stadium was used as the stand-in for the demolishedFairfield Stadium inHuntington, West Virginia, during the filming of the 2006 movieWe Are Marshall,[1][3] and also featured in the 2024 movieCivil War, standing in as aUnited Nations relief center.
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