The Doomed Dome - Seattle Kingdome - The History and Failure of the Dome

[@rylandspencer]

I grew up in the Kingdome. Seahawks, Mariners and the NCAA Final Four. So many great memories of that dump.

[@alk61695]

Should take a look at Tropicana Field in Florida. That has an interesting story behind it.

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@mamaluigi2064]

I suggest Anaheim Stadium It's my local stadium Even though it's still around It does have a very fascinating story going through three phases The original The football dual purpose era and the modern era where they basically tore the whole thing down and rebuilt it on the old frame

[@mrmoose6619]

Not my local stadium by a long shot, but the Big A would be an interesting video.

[@mamaluigi2064]

@@mrmoose6619 When it was first built It was surrounded by Orange Groves I remember in the '80s growing up I lived a couple miles from the stadium My parents always bought me season tickets for both the Rams and Angels and i remember riding my bike to either see a Rams game or an Angels game and after the game walking a couple hundred yards to the big orange grove and picking a fresh orange and eating it before riding my bike home Good times

[@davidlafleche1142]

The worst part is that they didn't have to move the scoreboard. If they had kept it there, it would still have 63,000 seats for football...more than enough, since the Rams rarely sold out and it was terrible for football anyway.

[@MrCubsfan3]

The Kingdome implosion was one of the coolest in my view

[@John8.7]

“a jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”

[@timbunker4061]

You should look into the history of Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

[@dennisud]

A suggestion, Check out the Miami Orage Bowl History. That ia an interesting saga as now we have The Miami Marlins playing Loan Depot Park on the old site and the Dolphins and Hurricans playing at the Hard Rock Stadium (Which in itself is ihas an interesting history!)

[@robfreedman6496]

You should do on Gila River Arena because Coyotes will be leaving that arena to move into the 5,000 ASU Hockey Arena.

[@satoncho]

In the video game World In Conflict the Soviet Union destroys the Kingdome in the 80's, like for real look it up, the story is kind of like Red Dawn the movie but more realistic

[@WesternStar4949]

Loved it man

[@ArchiveofEverything]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@justinturley7071]

The Kingdom could get loud I liked it.

[@1906tpir]

I never knew the Kingdom was so terrible. It seemed so nice on television, especially on Monday Night Football

[@anthony_rivera4735]

Do a video for Busch stadium 1966-2005

[@markpreston6930]

It was named King County Stadium. That's why King County Sheriff staffs Lumen Field and T Mobile Park. KCS moaned about loss of jobs when King County Stadium was eliminated so they were written into T Mobile Park and Lumen Field.

[@jeremyweber8874]

Lot of the issues with the kingdome was where they built it. It sat in marsh land so settling caused a bunch of issues with the roof.

[@tyfamousaurusrex1957]

Could you do a video on Busch Stadium II

[@stats1233]

Please do Giants Stadium (1976-2009)

[@adamdorgant9454]

Great video!!!

[@wtfa2910]

It amazes me that you don't learn from other people's success like the superdome astrodome & the skydome

[@StevenEveral]

The Kingdome was a piece of crap, but if you're an M's or Seahawks fan, it was OUR piece of crap, darn it!

[@JStorm13]

Have you done the Metrodome?

[@loganb.1984]

It's all all good, now we have no longer Centurylink, which is one of the best NFL stadiums.

[@MelissaAndAlex]

Safeco field was built, and changed to t mobile park in 2020

[@michaelalfonso1070]

The ceiling collapse signed the death warrant in1994. But it was paid off in 2015?

[@marcushoustonsr]

Riverfront stadium

[@blacksportsguru]

Do one on new comiskey park, aka guarantee rate field

[@kmlynden1]

The Pilots failed because Kansas City forced MLB to have the Pilots and Royals begin play in 1969. The Royals had a stadium ready to go. There was simply not enough time to prepare Sicks stadium.

[@davidlafleche1142]

When the Athletics moved to Kansas City in 1955, the plan was to use Muelebach Field (an old minor league stadium with one deck) and simply add a second deck. Engineers discovered that the pilings couldn't support another deck. With only three months till opening day, Kansas City decided to teat it down and build a new stadium from scratch. They worked triple shifts through brutal winter conditions, but they did it. Municipal Stadium wasn't a palace, but it was a decent stadium. Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta and Schaefer Stadium in Foxboro were both built in exactly one year. I can't understand why Seattle couldn't do that.

[@oscarwinner2034]

The County didn't select the contractor because they wanted to. They were bound by the state's bidding laws to accept the lowest bidder and give them the contract. The process to fire a contractor for projects like these is quite extensive. Don't blame the county, blame the legal folks who make them do it this way.

[@mbdeuceduece4451]

"The King-dom"

[@de132]

T-Mobile Park

[@Davidjon1946]

Wow I had no idea that was that young All they had to do was tear the dome off refurbish the bowl update all these stadiums I get the molished less than 20 years f****** make them modern

[@esthercharity5635]

I love this dude!!! If you want to get more fans research P-R-O-M-O-S-M!!!