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How Seattle’s Kingdome Protest Saved an Asian American Community In 1972, the city and King County were determined to build a giant multipurpose, domed stadium in Seattle’s International District. Just as determined to stop it were the Asian Americans who lived there. May 20, 2021 •  (Photo: Seattle P-I) May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. In recognition of their contributions to American history, we take a look back at a seminal moment in the rise of Asian American political activism. Even before its groundbreaking in 1972, the multipurpose Kingdome Stadium in Seattle had a...

The Seattle that could have been: Proposed versions of the city that failed to pass Sign In FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Plans for a vast civic park known as the Seattle Commons was just one initiative that failed to pass in Seattle. Show MoreShow Less 2of3 Photo of the proposed floating stadium in the March 5, 1963 edition of the Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerShow MoreShow Less 3of3 Not all Seattle infrastructure projects pan out according to plan, and many times, Seattleites have only themselves to blame — or thank — for that. For example, on this day in 1970, King County vo...

Art Langlie weighs grandfather’s legacy and a potential run for Seattle mayor March 11, 2021 at 8:37 am Art Langlie was mayor of Seattle and then governor of Washington 80 years ago; his grandson, also named Art Langlie, is considering a run for Seattle mayor this year. (Seattle Municipal Archives and Art Langlie) With Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan not seeking reelection this year, more and more people are signaling their intent to vie for leadership of the Emerald City. One of those potential candidates has some serious history on his resumé – his grandfather was mayor ...