Kingdome History Month Returns!

Yes, it has been 11 months since the last post at The Dome of Kings, but we now find ourselves in the only month that matters: March, when we celebrate the birth and mourn the death of the King County Municipal Stadium.

Happy Kingdome History Month! 31 days of remembering the good times, shaking our heads at the folly, and cursing Paul Allen.

At this moment in time, it is appropriate that we pause to remember our region's first multi-purpose sports facility. The new owners of the Seattle SuperSonics are asking the state and the county to build them the most expensive NBA arena ever. Once upon a time, when the Sonics were champs, they didn't mind entertaining the crowds in the same facility that also hosted the Sounders, Mariners, and Seahawks. The wanton destruction of the Kingdome and the planned obsolescence of the Seattle Center Coliseum remodel show us how far we have sunk from the sensible early days of Seattle sports.

For the next month, join us as we turn back the clock to a time when Seattle sucked less, even if the teams sucked more; when Grave Digger, Jack Patera, Led Zeppelin, and Billy Graham all used the same parking lot; and when a guy named Jack Christiansen made us believe in the beauty of thin shell concrete.