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Interstate Five — Domes, Hops, Fords
Sal: Between Interstate Five and North Meridian. Sal: This end of State Route One Sixty-Seven sits beside the Emerald Queen Casino, near the headquarters of the Puyallup Tribe, a short way from the Tacoma Dome. Tacoma did not get its dome easily. Voters turned down a domed stadium in 1967, in 1972, and again in 1976. Then Seattle finished the Kingdome, and campaigners in Tacoma pushed for what they called "a dome of our own." In 1980 voters approved a twenty-eight million dollar bond, and construction began on July 1, 1981. Sal: The dome opened on April 21, 1983, and 25,000 people came to the…
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