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Can the Showbox be saved?
Through zoning and landmarking, local groups are trying to save a long-standing music venue
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November 20, 2019
Offer to buy the Showbox could keep it a venue long-term
STG, which operates historic Seattle venues like the Paramount, Moore, and Neptune theaters, has joined up with Historic Seattle to submit an offer to purchase the Showbox.
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July 18, 2019
The Showbox gets its landmark designation
It’s officially nominated as a landmark—and still in a temporary historic district.
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June 21, 2019
Judge tosses Showbox-preserving temporary zoning
Removing the City Council-implemented liferaft puts the venue’s future in question—but it’s still being considered for landmark status
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June 10, 2019
Two Showbox preservation efforts move forward
It’s officially nominated as a landmark—and still in a temporary historic district.
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May 6, 2019
The Showbox will be considered for landmark status this June
After a highly publicized preservation effort, a hearing date has been set.
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April 24, 2019
The death-defying Lusty Lady building keeps narrowly escaping obscurity
The former home of the iconic Lusty Lady peep show has been through more than a century of changes
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August 31, 2018
The eight-decade history of the Showbox
A look back at the long history of the music venue that’s fueling a campaign to save it
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August 13, 2018
Bill to loop Showbox into Pike Place Market district approved by City Council
This loops the building in with the Market for 10 months, giving the city longer to think about a solution.
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August 10, 2018
Effort to loop the Showbox into the Pike Place Market historic district continues
Complete with a Katy Perry stamp of approval
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August 9, 2018
Coalition of preservation groups submit landmark nomination for the Showbox
Developer Onni had announced it would submit its own, but a group of nonprofits beat them to it
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August 7, 2018
Seattle City Council could stall Showbox development
An ordinance would expand the Pike Place Market historic district—temporarily
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July 31, 2018
City Council and local organizations fight to preserve the Showbox
As advocates prepare to voice their opinions, legislation is coming down the pipeline