When news broke yesterday that the Showbox at the Market may be destined for demolition Seattle was not happy.

While nothing is final, Vancouver, BC-based Onni Group hopes to turn the spot into a 44-story tower with 442 residential units with some room for commercial space. The city has not yet issued permits or decisions about the fate of the long-time club and other tenants in the building.

But Seattle isn't letting it go down without a fight: Since the Daily Journal of Commerce first broke the news, Seattle has rallied to preserve the theater.

A Change.Org petition started yesterday has already logged more than 23,000 signatures from those hoping to designate the spot as a historical landmark. Local subreddits are also encouraging people to send emails to sarah.sodt@seattle.gov (the City Historic Preservation Officer) in order to express their concern over the project.

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As it stands, Showbox sits just outside the jurisidiction of the Pike Place Historical Commission. And despite the building being over 100 years old, and the club having just celebrated its 79th birthday, the Showbox is not a historical landmark by itself.

Which doesn't mean it's not qualified to be; it fits many of the requirements for historical landmark status. In fact, it will probably get nominated one way or another, possibly by the Onni Group themselves, in order to expedite the review process.

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The process is ultimately pretty long, with multiple votes and considerations along the way, and no clear timeline beyond "lengthy." But it's possible that the Showbox hasn't played its last show yet. Seattle has some room -- and is making time -- to have their voices heard.