It is now faced with the red brick so familiar to Tech alumni, and it has large bay windows for the two-story concourses. Inside, the playing floor has been lowered to improve sight lines, and the players' tunnel has been moved to open more midcourt seating. Many of the old bench seats have been replaced with comfortable chairbacks, and remaining benches have been padded. The coliseum now seats more than 10,000 fans. Lighting and sound systems have been updated, and a new electronic scoreboard will be fitted for video after the Olympics.
New concession stands, restrooms, media facilities and handicapped access completed the picture.
Another McDonald's will go in the nearly completed Homer Rice Center for Sports Performance adjacent to Bobby Dodd Stadium. The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and York Air Conditioning provided a cool million for the new air-conditioning system. This facility will be utilized not only by our men's and women's basketball teams, but it will also be used for many other events, such as commencement and the 1996 Olympic Games. The coliseum will serve as the Olympic boxing venue.