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The Showbox Theater was founded in 1939. Designated a landmark on July 17, 2019. Follow @historicseattle for more information.

 Seattle, WA
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Casey Martin@caseyworks18 Jul 2019
Board votes to APPROVE the designation of The Showbox as a historic landmark. Designation includes entire property (ext & int) but board said that will likely shrink a bit to exclude back of house offices. #SaveTheShowbox
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The board is now discussing the scope of the landmark designation. To recap, 7/7 board members so far have supported designation.
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We’re now hearing some back and forth deliberation on criteria F.
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The seventh board member votes in favor of designation under criteria C and D.
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Casey Martin@caseyworks18 Jul 2019
The Landmarks Preservation Board is poised to designate The Showbox as an historical landmark. So far 7 members support designation. The theme: it may not be Carnegie Hall and, yes, there have been alterations - but it's clearly grown to embody Seatttle's music scene.
Image from Casey Martin (@caseyworks)
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The sixth board member votes in favor of designation under criteria C.
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The fifth board member votes in favor of designation under criteria C.
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The fourth board member votes in favor of designation under criteria C and F.
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The third board member votes in favor of designation under criteria C.
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The second board member votes in favor of designation under criteria C, D and F (ease of identification).
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The first board member votes in favor of designation under criteria C (cultural heritage) and D (architectural style).
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The twenty-sixth speaker is none other than Cynthia Brothers of @Vanishing206. She speaks to the longevity of the venue, which turns 80 next week.
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The twenty-fifth speaker, an architect, calls The Showbox a testament to Seattle’s history.
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The twenty-fourth speaker speaks to the resilience of the Showbox name, in use on and off for 80 years.
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The twenty-third speaker speaks to the economic and cultural signficance of the interdependence of The Showbox and Pike Place Market.
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The twenty-second speaker, a musician who has played The Showbox dozens of times, describes it as a destination venue. “It’s a singular place.”
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The twenty-first speaker, representing Friends of Historic Belltown, also discusses the unique marriage between streamline moderne architecture and a music venue.
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The twentieth speaker, a musician herself, speaks to how well-maintained The Showbox’s interior features are.
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The nineteenth speaker addresses the spring-loaded floor and the sense of community created when people are brought together by a show.
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The eighteenth speaker highlights the diversity of The Showbox’s performers, including lesser-known hip-hop acts.
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