Dead Stadiums #1: The Kingdome
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- #seattle #mariners #supersonics #sonics #mariners #seahawks #NFL #NBA #MLB #MLS #washington #sports #stadiums #kingdome
SOURCES USED:
-The American Antiquarian.
-The Seattle Times.
-The New York Times.
-King County dot gov.
-History Link dot org.
-Lewiston Morning Tribune.
-UW Athletics.
-Spokesman Review.
-Associated Press.
-Spokane Daily Chronicle.
-IGN.
-Macklemore.
-ESPN Classic.
-Seattle Weekly.
During my time in the PNW, I got to see 1 Mariner game, and they played my Royals. Of note:
1. Griffey hit a HR into the upper deck.
2. A-Rod hit a ground rule double, and almost got ejected for arguing.
I am a Washington native and visited the K-dome many times as a Seahawks fan.
I won't say it was the worst stadium ever built... but it certainly was in the bottom 5. NOBODY liked it... not the NFL, not MLB, not the MLS [as it existed at that time], not concert promoters, nobody.
But she was resurrected into Seahawk Stadium [better than 90% of the concrete in the Kingdome went into building the new stadium] and THAT is an absolute gem.
That’s very interesting to hear not even the fans liked it😂 yeah it seems like a stadium that nobody tried to put effort into improving or making better.
T mobile park has lasted longer than the King dome.
@@BD-1-And-Only It was one of those "It's a dump, but it's our dump!" kind of things. Friends from college went to games there, and while they hated the building, they liked having the teams there, so it was worth it to them. I never caught an M's or Hawks game there, but I did get to go to the 1997 high school state basketball tournament that was held there. The roof was so tall that it would make you dizzy looking up and trying to focus on it. Got to watch the implosion live on TV, too. That was cool.
I went to 1 game there in the mid 90's. My dad caught a HR from Mo Vaughn
Haha. I went to a lot of Mariner's games in the Kingdome when I was a kid. Nobody liked it and everyone celebrated when it was imploded. The Seahawks and the Mariners both currently have excellent stadiums. The AstroTurf at the Kingdome was paper thin and the athletes were basically playing on concrete. It caused a lot of injuries and probably shortened careers. The only thing that I miss is the metal outfield bleachers. When they played Queen's song "We Will Rock You" the fans would stomp their feet on the metal. Stomp, stomp, clap! Stomp, stomp, clap! It was so loud in the dome.
It was demolished when I was 5 years old. Wish I could have gone there to watch a game, just as a bucket list item.
Cool vid buddy, born and raised in Seattle and still live here 40 years later. Lots of great memories at the kingdome. My only suggestion is do what it seems every other RUclipsr does. Make cuts about every 5 seconds, as it makes it easier to present your video and not have it come across like a book report you have to read to class. Up the energy a couple notches, say a sentence or so then quick cut to the next one. It will help with the pacing of the vid and you can cut out some if the parts where you struggle with the pronunciation of a word or lose the cadence in your speech. It will do wonders for your viewership. Other than that. Good work, keep at it.👍
i went to numerous games at the kingdome over the years...while certainly not one of the best stadiums...it had its own character...ill take it over many of the circus atmosphere ballparks of today.
@@jimfrisk688 definitely had a unique vibe to it.
Do one on the Baker Bowl...also a worst stadium contender!
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I will put that on the list haha
The history of Exhibition Stadium in Toronto would be worth a dive, it was a solid football Stadium before the baseball addition
Montreal *cough* *cough*