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The structure under construction in 1961. The arena opened in 1962 as the Washington State Pavilion for the Century 21 Exposition, the work of architect Paul Thiry.After the close of the Exposition, the Pavilion was purchased by the city of Seattle for $2.9 million and underwent an 18-month conversion into the Washington State Coliseum, one of the centerpieces of the new Seattle Center on the ...
The Seattle Center is an entertainment, education, tourism and performing arts center located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Constructed for the 1962 World's Fair , the Seattle Center's landmark feature is the 605 ft (184 m) Space Needle , an official city landmark and globally recognized symbol of ...
The name changed to Seattle Center Arena after the Century 21 Exposition (1962 World's Fair). In 1995 the name changed again, to the Mercer Arena, due to its location on Mercer Street and to avoid confusion with the Seattle Center Coliseum's new name, KeyArena. Its large, flexible spaces allowed an average of 183 events each year.
The KeyArena (then named the Seattle Center Coliseum) was the home of the minor professional Western Hockey League Seattle Totems from 1963 to 1975. KeyArena was later home to the Seattle Thunderbirds of the major junior Western Hockey League from 1977 to 2009. In 2009, the Thunderbirds relocated to the ShoWare Center in nearby Kent. Several ...
The idea of using it for the world's fair came later and brought in federal money for the United States Science Pavilion (now Pacific Science Center) and state money for the Washington State Coliseum (later Seattle Center Coliseum; renamed KeyArena in 1993 after the city sold naming rights to KeyCorp, the company doing business as KeyBank ...
The rink at sparkling Climate Pledge Arena. The Oak View Group rebuilt the arena for the Kraken in Seattle Center for $1.15 billion. It’s on the site and under the historic roof of old KeyArena ...
The Coliseum Theater, a former cinema in Seattle, Washington, opened January 8, 1916. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, [ 1 ] and is also an official Seattle city landmark . [ 4 ]
§ Underwent reconstruction from 2018 to 2021, resulting in a completely new arena bowl and concourses underneath the original roof of the Seattle Center Coliseum from 1962. † Underwent extensive renovations from 2010 to 2013, resulting in a completely new arena bowl and concourses within the original structure.