Mercer Arena, previously known as the Exposition Building, the Civic Ice Arena and Seattle Center Arena, is a performing arts venue located at the corner of Mercer Street Fourth Avenue North in Seattle, Washington. It was built in 1912 next door to the Seattle Civic Auditorium (where the Seattle Opera House is now located), as part of the $1 million Seattle Center. The venue predates Seattle Center Coliseum by about 35 years.
Read more about Mercer Arena: Origins and Usage As A Venue (1928-2003), Redevelopment (2007-present)
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“We’re after the same rainbow’s end waitin’ round the bend, my Huckleberry friend.”
—Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)
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—Lawrence Kutner (20th century)