The Kingdome, It Existed
September 30th, 2009 @ 12:32 am by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
What if the Kingdome never existed, late penis growth
07/30/the-seattle-stadium-that-wasnt/”>we asked in July 2007. Well, it did and now it’s gone. Share your memories. Once again this late 70′s/early 80′s era postcard is courtesy prolific Seattle landmark photographer Max R. Jensen. Click for higher res copy.
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| Seattle’ s multi-purpo se stadium, the Kingdome, has a maximum indoor seating capacity of 80,000. The stadium houses major sporting and entertainment events. Photo credit: Max R. Jensen. |
I didn’t realize that the Kingdome used to have grass in front of it.
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What’s with these .ru people and their non-sequiters?
In response to gregb, the Kingdome had large grass-covered berms between the parking lots and the structure. it had two on the north side, and I think it had two matching berms on the south side that were later removed to make more exhibition space.
The first non-ports event in the Kingdome was a Paul McCartney and Wings concert. I didn’t attend but the reviews were not kind to the acoustics.
I think my first time inside was for the Led Zeppelin concert in 1977. I also attended concerts by the Rolling Stones and The Who (with The Clash opening) in the Kingdome.
One of the weirdest configurations was when the Sonics played there for a year or so while the Coliseum (later Key Arena) was undergoing renovations. They used temporary bleachers in the middle of the floor as one side of the court and the regular bleachers as the opposite side. It felt weird because it only used about 1/4 of the entire interior space.
I was stationed at Fort Lewis from 1997-2001, and got to make three trips to the Kingdome: once in ’97 Seahawks game and twice for Mariner games in early ’99 (I have a photo somewhere of the “Countdown to Safeco Field” banner that hung from the facade beyond center field). I had never been to a domed stadium until then.
I don’t remember that much, except that the football game was very loud and the two baseball games were sparsely attended (the M’s weren’t very good that year). I regret having not taken more general stadium photos during my visits there, knowing full well that the facility’s days were numbered. It was definitely a dark, drab stadium, but I would discover a few years later that Olympic Stadium in Montreal was much worse.
I remember the morning that I was driving southbound on I-5 when it all of a sudden imploded before my very eyes. I thought there was a terrorist attack and turned on the radio to hear that it was the date of knockin’ it down.
Fond memories of M’s games.
Can someone help me find a poster or artwork of the Kingdome? Cant seem to find one anywhere.