TODAY IN SEATTLE-AREA HISTORY, Mar 27

The Kingdome, or the King County Multipurpose Domed Stadium, opens in 1976 with a crowd of 54,000 celebrants and 6,000 performers, including a choir of 1,717 voices from 23 schools and a band of 2,680 instruments from 32 schools. The ceremonies coincide with the nation’s bicentennial, and include square dancers, barbershop quartets and log rolling. During its first year, the Kingdome sees more than 2.4 million visitors. The stadium is imploded on March 26, 2000,  one day short of 24 years after its opening.
A starboard bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS LEAHY (CG-16), arriving in port during the Seattle Sea Fair 1982. A tug boat sprays water into the air to welcome it. The Kingdome Stadium is visible in the background.
Sunday Kingdome Implosion: Sequence 1 from Smith Tower (ELLEN M. BANNER / The Seattle Times)
Sunday Kingdome Implosion: shot from remote camera on the Loop Furniture Building 0322399737 03/27/00 — The Kingdome Implosion – Dome’s final roar The Kingdome begins to collapse on itself yesterday moments after charges were detonated. This picture was shot with a remotely triggered camera on the Jonathan Loop Building on First Avenue South. 04/02/00 — To get this photo, Greg Gilbert used a strope to operate the camera half a mile away. Jay Dotson helped figure out the remote-control setup. Previous UID: 0322400281 (Greg Gilbert / Jay Dotson / The Seattle Times)
Kingdome implosion: ran on web in photo gallery, no. 9. Monday, March 28, 2000. The center of the roof has collapsed, quickly bringing the walls of the Dome down with it. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
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