SEATTLE — Scores of Seahawks fans lined up along Elliott Bay in Seattle on Thursday for the team's official kickoff celebration, 'Party at the Pier,' a symbolic gathering at the recently completed Waterfront Park .

The gathering marks the start of the Seahawks’ 50th season, which begins Sunday, just one day after the city celebrates the completion of the $800 million, 20-acre park along Elliott Bay. The project took 15 years to complete and was key to several adjacent projects, including the Pioneer Square East-West pedestrian improvement plan .

"I feel great for the Seahawks and what's happened in Seattle. It's wonderful, man... It's great for Seattle," said Mike Kendrick, a longtime fan.

In other words, the Seahawks' golden anniversary coincides with major changes in the neighborh

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