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This just in… the Sonics are history. They are moving to Oklahoma City. That one Championship year in 1979 will not be forgotten, nor will the fact that the Supersonics were the city’s first professional sports team. As much as I’m trying to be positive about the team’s legacy, this latest lawsuit and settlement is a sad and pathetic whimper of a closing chapter. In fact, it’s not a far cry from the Seattle Totems last days. With that said, can another NBA team in Seattle really work? Let’s have a look at the home of the Sonics, Key Arena (formerly Coliseum 21, built for the 1962 World’s Fair). Click on the thumbnails and pour out a “foty ounce” for our Sonics.

Coliseum 21 the fabulous theme building of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. Featured in this World of Tomorrow are fascinating predictions of how man will work, live and play in the year 2000. This unique pavilion rises as tall as an 11-story building.

Coliseum 21 at night. Color photo by Mike Roberts.

The Seattle Coliseum, home of the Seattle Totems ice-hockey team, was built for the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962, and after thorough remodeling, is now an impressive arena for indoor-sports like ice-hockey, basketball, boxing, and an ideal hall for national conventions. It has a flexible seating capacity of up to 18,000 and reaches a height of 110 feet in the center. Color photo by Max R Jensen.

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