Kingdome - Wikipedia
The Kingdome (officially the King County Stadium) [4][note 1] was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Industrial District (later SoDo) [7] neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
The Kingdome: The Controversial Birth of a Seattle Icon
Mar 1, 2000 · The Seattle Post-Intelligencer dubbed 1976 "The Year of the Dome" and included a Kingdome icon in its banner throughout the year. Although many people were thrilled, and hoped the battle was over, controversy followed the stadium throughout its 24 year life. The Kingdome was imploded on March 26, 2000.
‘Loud. Insane. Fun.’ 20 years after its implosion, Seattle’s ...
Mar 26, 2020 · 20 years ago today, Seattle's iconic Kingdome was reduced to a dust-choked pile of rubble. On the anniversary of its implosion, we remember the polarizing, but ultimately lovable concrete home...
Kingdome - history, photos and more of the Seattle Mariners ...
By 1972, a site for the dome stadium in downtown Seattle was chosen to build on. Construction began soon after and the dome was completed by March 1976. The stadium was named the Kingdome because of its location in King County, Washington.
Mariners Ballparks | Seattle Mariners - MLB.com
The Kingdome, officially the King County Domed Stadium, was the home of Mariners Baseball for 22 ½ seasons, from 1977 through June 1999. Built on the site where CenturyLink Field is now located, the Kingdome was the first domed stadium in the American League, and from 1978-1983 served as the home of four pro franchises: the Mariners (MLB ...
Remembering the Seattle Kingdome's rise and fall - Axios
Mar 29, 2023 · This week in history: The Kingdome's rise and fall. The Kingdome's demise on March 26, 2000. Photo: Robert Sorbo/Sygma via Getty Images. This week marks two major anniversaries for the former Kingdome: the day it opened, and the day it was demolished.
21 years ago, Seattle said goodbye to the Kingdome
On March 26, 2000, the Kingdome was imploded — reduced to dust and rubble in less than 20 seconds. It was quite the event, attentively watched by Seattlelites and a national television...
25 years ago, Ken Griffey Jr., Mariners gave Kingdome fitting ...
Jul 12, 2024 · The Kingdome officially was the home to 1,755 Mariners games, 303 Sonics games, 184 Seahawks games, three seasons of the Sounders, three men’s Final Fours and one of the most famous concerts ...
Mossback’s Northwest: The rise and fall of Seattle’s Kingdome
Dec 18, 2020 · I’m talking about the Dome — the Kingdome, the massive concrete sports complex that sat at the edge of SoDo near Pioneer Square. In fact, we say SoDo because the neighborhood was south of the Dome. It was controversial from the very beginning. Seattle had long wanted to be a major league city.
Kingdome - History, Photos & More of the former NFL stadium ...
The Kingdome was a large stadium consisting of three tiers of seating. The first and second decks circled the entire stadium and the upper deck extended nearly 80 percent around the stadium. The main video/scoreboard was located over the south end zone seats.