The story
The Kingdome's spectacular implosion set a world record and triggered a 2.3 magnitude earthquake—and taxpayers were still paying for it 15 years later.
Everything that was here
- 1976–2000
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The Kingdome's spectacular implosion set a world record and triggered a 2.3 magnitude earthquake—and taxpayers were still paying for it 15 years later.
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Nearby history
OK Hotel
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Central Saloon
207 1st Avenue South · 268 m away
Nirvana played the Central for the first time on June 5, 1988, and afterward agreed to a record deal with Sub Pop.
The Double Header
407 2nd Avenue South · 382 m away
Merchant's Cafe and Saloon
109 Yesler Way · 382 m away
Owner F. X. Schreiner ran a Sunday exchange here trading miners' gold dust for cash. Years later he sold the business to
Seattle Underground (Pioneer Square)
608 1st Ave (Doc Maynard's), Seattle, WA 98104 · 425 m away
Smith Tower
506 2nd Avenue · 466 m away
When Smith Tower opened on July 4, 1914, it was the tallest building west of Ohio. Its namesake, typewriter magnate L. C
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