What Boston Can Learn From The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games

As Bostonians consider whether they want to host the Olympics nine years from now, there are some lessons to be learned from the last U.S. city to host the games: Atlanta — which did it in 1996.

Last week, we asked Andrew Young — who was mayor at the time — about Atlanta's Olympic legacy. He said it brought billions of dollars in investment, affordable housing, dorms for universities and attracted lots of new businesses to the city.

"It was just a tremendous community event," said Young. "The Olympics is an opportunity for any city."

But how do others in Atlanta remember the experience? And what might the Olympics offer Boston?

WBUR's Curt Nickisch headed down south to explore some of these questions. His series of reports will air this week on Morning Edition.

Curt Nickisch, WBUR's business and technology reporter. He tweets @CurtNickisch.

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