March is Kingdome History Month!

Although not widely known, March is Kingdome History Month in the city of Seattle and nationwide. The Kingdome's celebrated birth and early, ignonimous death both took place in March (20 March 1976 - 26 March 2000), and a growing movement is underway to honor the memory of this historic structure with various events and blog postings throughout the month.

By the slimmest of margins in a 1997 special election financed by billionaire Paul Allen, the fate of an early demise was sealed for a stadium that was built to last for centuries. Voter approval to construct a new, open-air stadium on the site of the Kingdome signed the death warrant for a marvel of modern engineering that was just 21 years old at the time. The public joy expressed at the Kingdome's implosion and the open disdain for architectural history and preservation can only be described as a wanton display of dot-com-boom-era excess and prodigality.

Since future generations of Seattleites have been denied the opportunity to witness a sporting or cultural event in the multi-purpose facility, Kingdome History Month has been established to both educate the public about a significant building in Seattle's architectural history, and to prevent future instances of grand-scale, thoughtless destruction.

Visit The Dome Of Kings for more informative postings throughout the month, and celebrate Kingdome History Month with us!