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Tacoma Dome is an indoor multi-purpose arena in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is located south of Downtown Tacoma, adjacent to Interstate 5 and Tacoma Dome Station. It is currently used for basketball tournaments by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), concerts, and other community events. In its early years, it was primarily used as a venue for minor league ice hockey and indoor soccer, and later temporarily hosted professional teams from Seattle.[4]

Tacoma Dome

The arena viewed from the Bridge of Glass (c.2006)
Address	2727 East D Street Tacoma, Washington, U.S.[1]
Public transit	Amtrak Sounder commuter rail Link light rail at Tacoma Dome Station
Owner	City of Tacoma
Operator	Venues & Events Department
Capacity	21,000 Detailed capacity Indoor Soccer: 20,824 Basketball: 20,722 Hockey: 19,106 Football: 10,000
Construction
Broke ground	July 1, 1981 (1981-07-01)
Opened	April 21, 1983 (1983-04-21)
Renovated	2018
Construction cost	$44 million ($131 million in 2021 dollars[2])
Architect	McGranahan Messenger Associates[3]
General contractor	Merit Co.[3]
Tenants
Tacoma Stars (MISL) (1983–92) Tacoma Rockets (WHL) (1991–95) Seattle SuperSonics (NBA) (1994–95) Tacoma Sabercats (WCHL) (1997–2002) NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship (1989–90) Seattle Sounders (USL First Division) (1994) WIAA state football tournament (1995–2019) WIAA boys' state basketball tournament (2001–present, partial schedule)
Website
https://www.tacomadome.org/

History

Upon winning an international design competition, local architects McGranahan and Messenger completed the Tacoma Dome at a cost of $44 million; it opened on April 21, 1983.[5] At 530 feet (160 m) in diameter and 152 feet (46 m) in height, the arena seats 20,722 for basketball games, with a maximum capacity of 21,000. It is the largest arena with a wooden dome in the world by volume[6] (the Superior Dome in Marquette, Michigan, is a larger-diameter geodesic dome at 536 feet (163 m), but is 143 feet (44 m) high and seats a maximum of 16,000).[7]

The wood which was used to make the roof came from trees that were downed in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Unlike most other arenas of its size, the arena contains little in the way of fixed seating, so as to maximize the flexibility of the seating arrangements and the shape of the playing field. It can also host American football, albeit with seating reduced to 10,000.

The dome's first event was a concert by American singer/actor Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band as part of the Dome's opening festivities, April 24, 1983.[8] It was the Seattle SuperSonics' home floor for the 1994–95 season while the Seattle Center Coliseum was being renovated, and was used for various regular Sonics games during other seasons. It also hosted the Tacoma Rockets of the WHL from 1991 to 1995, the Tacoma Sabercats of the WCHL from 1997 to 2002, and the Tacoma Stars indoor soccer team of the MISL from 1983 to 1992.

The Dome was also the venue of the gymnastics and figure skating events during the 1990 Goodwill Games, and home to numerous other minor-league ice hockey and indoor soccer teams.[9] The dome also hosted the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship in back-to-back years (1989 and 1990). It was the site of the NCAA Division I-AA football championship game in 1985 and 1986. The Tacoma Dome also hosted National Hockey League preseason exhibition games in 1983, 1984, 1988, 1992,[10] and 1996.[11]

During a Monster Jam event at the Tacoma Dome in January 2009, a piece of debris from a truck flew into the stands during a freestyle performance, killing a six-year-old spectator and injuring another spectator.[12] This is so far the only fatality to occur at a Monster Jam event.

On February 2, 2016, the Tacoma Dome started new security procedures in light of its sold-out AC/DC concert. The new enhancements included metal detector wands at each entrance, a bag size restriction, the prohibition of backpacks, and the search of all bags before entry.[13] In November 2016, the City of Tacoma approved a two-year, $21.3 million renovation project.[14] The renovations took place over the summer of 2018, with the cost rising to $30 million,[15] and were completed on October 8, 2018.[16] The renovations cost $32 million; among the new features were wider seats throughout the arena. Showgoers having 6 inches of extra legroom and replacing the bench seating in the upper level.[17]

Art

The Tacoma Dome is also known for its controversial neon art. In 1984, a work by Stephen Antonakos displayed inside the dome became the subject of intense debate over public funding of artworks for public works projects.[18]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tacoma Dome.

• Tacoma Dome
• Shanaman Sports Museum of Tacoma-Pierce County

Preceded by Johnson Hagood Stadium	Host of the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game 1985–1986	Succeeded by Minidome
Preceded by Kingdome	Host of the College Cup 1986	Succeeded by Riggs Field
Preceded by Seattle Center Coliseum	Home of the Seattle SuperSonics 1994–1995	Succeeded by KeyArena

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Le Tacoma Dome est une salle omnisports située à Tacoma, dans la banlieue de Seattle, dans l'État de Washington. C'est le deuxième plus grand dôme en bois du monde après le Superior Dome dans le Michigan.

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