Henry Aaron Bust Finds a Home at Adams Park

Just Three Miles from His Southwest Atlanta Home

The Henry Aaron Bust once graced the friendly confines of Turner Field and is now permanently displayed at Atlanta’s Adams Park. Photo © 2022 Harold Michael Harvey

In 2017, the Atlanta Braves packed up and moved the team twenty miles north of Turner Field, less than a mile outside the city limits, but clear into the next county. Turner Field had been home to the Braves since the 1996 Olympics gifted the team a new stadium.

There was angst in the Atlanta community when the Braves announced they were moving to Cobb County on land suitable for building a mixed-use community around the new ballpark.

So, the Braves, in the spirit of a good corporate citizen to the region that lays the golden egg, donated the bust of Henry Louis Aaron, their all-time home run hitter, to the City of Atlanta.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens delivered remarks during the dedication service of the Henry Louis Aaron bust at Adams Park. Photo © 2022 Harold Michael Harvey

The city was closing out the Kasim Reed administration and moving into the Keisha Lance-Bottom years. The Aaron bust rested in the city’s archives. Then Andre Dickens, who describes himself as “a deacon and a dad,” entered 2022 as the new Mayor of Atlanta. It was time for the Aaron bust to find a public home. The administration considered displaying it at city hall, and then Mayor Dickens weighed in on the discussion.