Owned and operated by King County, it was best known as the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) and the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB); it was also home to the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978 to 1985 and additionally served as both the home outdoor...

Mar 1, 2000 · The Seattle Post-Intelligencer dubbed 1976 "The Year of the Dome" and included a Kingdome icon in its banner throughout the year. Although many people were thrilled, and hoped the battle was over, controversy followed the stadium throughout its 24 year life. The Kingdome was imploded on March 26, 2000.

King County Stadium (known better as the Kingdome) was a multi-use stadium located in Seattle, Washington. The arena used to serve as the home for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL), the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League (NASL), the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Seattle ...

Opening day came on April 6, 1977 as over 57,000 fans filled the Kingdome. The Kingdome consisted of a three tier grandstand. The upper deck extended from the left field foul pole to home plate and around to right center field and the first and second decks circled the entire stadium.

Mar 26, 2025 · The final Mariners game at the Kingdome was played on June 27, 1999, when the Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-2. Ken Griffey, Jr. hit his 27th home run of the season in the game, and Freddy ...

SEATTLE — On March 26, 2000, the city of Seattle said goodbye to one of its most iconic buildings: the Kingdome. Nineteen years ago Tuesday, the Kingdome was demolished in a controlled implosion...

On March 26, 2000, the Kingdome was imploded — reduced to dust and rubble in less than 20 seconds. It was quite the event, attentively watched by Seattlelites and a national television...

Mar 26, 2020 · By the time the Kingdome, or technically the King County Multipurpose Domed Stadium, was imploded 20 years ago today — a sunny Sunday morning on March 26, 2000 — there weren’t many who would have...

Dec 18, 2020 · I’m talking about the Dome — the Kingdome, the massive concrete sports complex that sat at the edge of SoDo near Pioneer Square. In fact, we say SoDo because the neighborhood was south of the Dome. It was controversial from the very beginning. Seattle had long wanted to be a major league city.

Apr 13, 2013 · 3/26/00: Seattle's Kingdome is imploded to make way for a new football stadium across the street from Safeco Field...more.