The Washington State Pavilion was built by the state to house the World of Tomorrow exhibit for the 1962 World's Fair (also Century 21 Exposition). After the fair closed, the city of Seattle bought the Pavilion, renamed it the Seattle Coliseum, and converted it into a convention, sports, and entertainment facility. After an extensive remodel in 1995, the building was reopened as KeyArena. The arena was converted again to Climate Pledge Arena from 2018 to 2021.
This image shows the building during the remodeling in 1964, finished in time for the Vacation and Travel Show in June, and a performance by the Beatles on August 21.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): April 22, 1964
Caption information source: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nba/from-beatles-to-sonics-to-storm-timeline-of-seattle-center-coliseum-and-keyarena Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff.
ID Number: 1986.5.8803.1
Date: 1964
Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
