"There’s no pride in doing the bare minimum, and there’s no pride in standing in the center when there are two clear sides: life or death.”, Leah Griffin helps guide the creation of laws that intimately impact rape survivors in Washington state. But the Duwamish tribe is not federally acknowledged by the U.S. government – a title that has been granted to 562 other tribes. Connect to the extraordinary at Seattle Center, an active civic, arts and family gathering place in the core of our region. The political strength of Washington Senators Warren G. Magnuson and Henry Jackson in the postwar decades greatly contributed to growth at such research institutions as the University of Washington, and in defense related activities. What are the five joined inland seas of North America called? View Seattle Center Arena's concert history along with concert photos, videos, setlists, and more. 1964 Seattle Opera presents its first season. June 28, 2003: Refurbishment complete, the old Opera House reopens as the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, retaining 30 percent of the original building. Many of the current structures were created for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair including the Coliseum (New Arena at Seattle Center), Northwest Rooms (KEXP, THE Vera Project, SIFF Film Center), Cornish Playhouse, United States Science Pavilion (Pacific Science Center), Seattle Center Monorail and the Space Needle. This closure is to support preventive efforts to control the spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The link became so strong that Alaska was long considered to be the personal property of Seattle and Seattleites. Along with the city's early ventures into municipal transit service and public electrical power, the general strike helped establish Seattle's reputation as a hotbed of political radicalism. April 9, 1962: The Seattle Center is dedicated, and two time capsules are sealed in a cornerstone of the Opera House, to be opened in 2012. Ground-breaking ceremonies at the fair site are celebrated with a re-creation of the A-Y-P transcontinental auto race of 1909, with a 1959 Ford and a new, experimental magnetic levitation “Levicar.” The race is sponsored by Ford Motor Company. Some neighbourhoods, notably those near the Duwamish Waterway to southwest of the city centre, are industrial in character, marked by rail yards, wharves, cranes, and low-income housing projects. Spanning an area of 74 acres (30 ha), it was originally built for the 1962 World's Fair. 1990 Seattle City Council adopts the Seattle Center 2000 Master Plan. Meanwhile, the city's growth has led to increased income inequality and a dearth of affordable housing for its working population, while endemic issues of racism, social injustice, and a warming planet continue to inspire demands for change. President Eisenhower presses a button on the Century 21 chronometer upon his arrival at Boeing Field to start the countdown to the fair’s opening. 1980 The Bubbleator is removed from its relocated position in the Center House, donated to Children's Hospital and placed in storage. Completed first phase projects were realized through an innovative mix of public and private funding. October 2021 is the anticipated reopening date. MoPOP and Space Needle seen against the backdrop of the Seattle waterfront and Puget Sound. Seattle International Film Festival Film Center opens in the former Alki Room. [citation needed], Coordinates: 47°37′19″N 122°21′07″W / 47.622°N 122.352°W / 47.622; -122.352, Arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington, United States, Guide to the Seattle Center Annual Reports 1966–ongoing, Survey Report: Comprehensive Inventory of City-Owned Historic Resources, Seattle, Washington, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Danny Woo International District Community Garden, South Seattle Community College Arboretum, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seattle_Center&oldid=969573561, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Seattle Center Armory (known as Center House.