Wednesday, December 15th, 2004: Page updated at 12:00 AM
Material on this page was published when Seahawks Stadium, now called Qwest Field, opened in 2002. Construction & design
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MIKE SIEGEL AND ROD MAR / THE SEATTLE TIMES |
This stadium is ready to shake, rattle and roll
The stadium stands on the most unstable of surfaces dirt and tree stumps and old railroad ties dumped long ago in the receding waters of Elliott Bay. And while the goo appears...
Building a stadium in seismic Seattle
In the Monday night spotlight
The real grand opening for Seahawks Stadium might not be in September but rather Oct. 14. That's when "Monday Night Football" returns to Seattle for the first time in 10 years...
Seahawks seek a name that won't wear out
Seahawks Stadium. It's a simple name, unburdened with corporate sponsorship, but that wasn't by design. The folks at First & Goal Inc. have spent the past four years mulling...
Taxpayers' bills for NFL stadiums
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The disks The Native American art on the north tower symbolizes man's interaction with Mother Earth. |
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Timeline: In six years, from dome to new home
Stadium art: Deep crossing patterns
If you plan to hang out around Seahawks Stadium, it's probably to see whether Chad Brown can still lay the lumber, or whether Shaun Alexander is about to become the NFL's next...
Stadium A.V.: Audible to a power play
Standing inside the control room at Seahawks Stadium, Mike Wacker sometimes gets an eerie feeling that he's back at the Kingdome. It was, after all, in the same southwest corner...
Locker rooms: the home-room advantage
It's every athlete's sanctuary. It's where coaches earn their paychecks, where dreams start and dynasties end. It's the locker room, and at Seahawks Stadium, no expense was spared...
The locker rooms
Everyone will get a kick out of turf
The playing surface at Seahawks Stadium is nothing like the real thing, but it might be the next best thing. Despite the promise of real grass when the stadium proposal was on...
Soccer field configuration
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