Seattle Center Armory

Building in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Seattle Center Armory

The building's exterior, 2022

The Seattle Center Armory is a building in Seattle Center, in the U.S. state of Washington.

The building has housed the Center House Theater, The Center High School, and the Seattle Children's Museum.[1]

## History[edit]

The Washington National Guard building the Seattle Field Artillery Armory in 1939, to be used by the 146th Field Artillery, the 66th Field Artillery Brigade, and the Washington Headquarters of the 41st Division of the National Guard.[2]

The building became known as the Food Circus,[3][4] and later Seattle Center House.[5] It was remodeled in 2012.[6]

The building houses a food court which has included restaurants such as Bean Sprouts Cafe and Cooking School, Bigfood BBQ, Cool Guys Fry Bar, Eltana,[7] MOD Pizza,[8] Skillet,[9] and Subway.[10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Delaplaine, Andrew (2020-09-05). Seattle - The Delaplaine 2021 Long Weekend Guide. Gramercy Park Press. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
2. ^ Huygen, Meg van (2018-11-29). "The Seattle Center Armory started as an actual military armory—and evolved". Curbed Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
3. ^ Bergman, Jolie Dawn (2013). Seattle's Music Venues. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-9998-4. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
4. ^ Dern, Judith (2018-08-10). The Food and Drink of Seattle: From Wild Salmon to Craft Beer. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-5977-5. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
5. ^ "Seattle Center: After Century 21". www.historylink.org. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
6. ^ Guides, Insight (2017-11-01). Insight Guides City Guide Seattle. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 978-1-78671-843-3. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
7. ^ Fodor's Seattle. Fodor's Travel. 2021-02-02. ISBN 978-1-64097-281-0. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
8. ^ Not For Tourists Guide to Seattle 2016. Simon and Schuster. 2015-11-24. ISBN 978-1-5107-0025-3. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
9. ^ Volk, David (2013-11-05). Cheap Bastard's® Guide to Seattle: Secrets of Living the Good Life—for Less!. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-0658-8. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
10. ^ "Seattle Center Armory | Belltown & Seattle Center, Seattle | Restaurants - Lonely Planet". www.lonelyplanet.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

## External links[edit]

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* Seattle Center Armory at Seattle Center

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