There’s not a lot of places like Seattle Center...

Where else can you take in the opera, a professional hockey game, and an iconic tourist attraction (y’know, the pointy one with a disk on top,) plus a world-famous radio station, and Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning on a six story movie screen… all in the same place?

The 13 square block campus draws over 10 million visitors each year, but supporters argue that the city has been taking Seattle Center for granted.

The campus is scattered with aging buildings and creaky infrastructure… And it’s unclear where money to fix up the center will come from.

In short, Seattle Center is in the middle of a crossroads.

David Kroman reports for the Seattle Times. Along with Margo Vansynghel, he co-bylined a story about the issues facing Seattle Center and a proposed path forward.

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