History Memorial_Stadium_(Seattle)
leon h. brigham field on memorial stadium scoreboard
the stadium designed seattle architect george w. stoddard, known work on green lake aqua theater , south stands of husky stadium. stadium opened on september 26, 1947, during jamboree featuring 8 of city s high school football teams. memorial stadium dedicated later year in memory of seattle youth gave lives in world war ii. memorial wall @ east end inscribed names of on 700 fallen individuals. following year, stadium hosted first widespread local television broadcast in puget sound region, turkey day high school football game between west seattle , wenatchee.
the stadium venue of opening ceremonies century 21 exposition, world s fair held in seattle in 1962. in 1967, became first high school stadium in country install artificial turf.
in 1992, scoreboard replaced , field rededicated leon h. brigham field , in tribute long-time high school football coach pushed build memorial stadium while serving seattle school district s first director of athletics.
in 2017, seattle school district , city of seattle announced plans build new high school , stadium @ seattle center in response major population growth in downtown seattle. while no timetable has been set construction, , no site has yet been chosen, current memorial stadium site seen location new project because city , school district had agreed in 2009 current stadium should torn down.
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