Talk:SoDo, Seattle, Washington

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I'm not sure about SoDo meaning "South of the Dome" or "South of Downtown". The SoDo district extends north of where the Kingdome once stood, making the Kingdome in the SoDo district. How can the Kingdome be "South of the Dome"? It seems to me that "South of Downtown" make more sense. I've actually seen both names used as the "real" name, and I can't quite figure out what's truth and what's conjecture. -- Jwinters | Talk 17:16, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

It originally meant "south of the dome" (and it was originally a totally unofficial designation). The "dome", of course, is long gone, and by the time the name was getting official use there were already plans to tear it down, so they officially re-etymologized it to be "south of downtown". Re-etymologizing seems to be a bit of a practice in these parts: King County, Washington was originally named after U.S. vice president William Rufus King but is now officially named after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. -- Jmabel | Talk 19:56, Mar 21, 2005 (UTC)

Official designations don't really mean much. Whatever the current situation, SoDo was named for its location south of the Dome and King County was named after William Rufus King. --Lukobe 20:36, Mar 21, 2005 (UTC)

I've always heard "south of the dome", and the area north of the Dome would have been Pioneer Square. Jkonrath 23:55, 7 February 2006 (UTC)