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Metro Transit inspector standing in bus tunnel under construction, Seattle, May 18, 1988
In this image Tom Plant, senior construction inspector for Metro Transit, stands at the portal of the West bus tunnel as it enters the underground Pioneer Square station. This view is looking north under 3rd Avenue. The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455…
ID Number:2000.107.124.35.01
Date:1988
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Sherman Alston driving bus through Metro bus tunnel, Seattle, May 4, 1990
In this image Metro bus driver Sherman Alston takes one of Seattle's new dual-powered buses on its inaugural run through the downtown bus tunnel. The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated to include light rail…
ID Number:2000.107.124.35.02
Date:1990
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Tunnel workers laughing outside The Appointment, Seattle, February 12, 1990
In this image Metro tunnel workers Rogers Stephenson (left) and Richard Hard share a laugh outside The Appointment, a hangout for tunnel workers. Hard, a pile driver supervisor, is quoted in the Seattle P.I. as commenting, "These tunnel guys, I don't know where they come from, they're fearless." The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (also Metro Bus Tunnel), is a 1.3-mile-long…
ID Number:2000.107.124.35.03
Date:1990
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Metro tunnel construction at 6th and Pine, Seattle, January 4, 1988
In this birds-eye view, Pine Street at Sixth Avenue is shown blocked again by bus tunnel construction after it had been temporarily open to traffic for the holidays. Pine Street between Third and Seventh Avenues remained closed to traffic until November. The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle.…
ID Number:2000.107.124.35.04
Date:1988
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Crane placing beams for Metro tunnel station, Seattle, March 9, 1988
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated to include light rail access in 2009.In this image looking east on Pine Street from Fourth Avenue to Fifth Avenue, a large crane has begun placing concrete beams…
ID Number:2000.107.124.35.05
Date:1988
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Jim Lukehart investigating an electrical connection in bus tunnel, Seattle, December 12, 1988
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated in 2009 to include light rail access.In this image International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) organizer Jim Lukehart (center) stands with a worker in the Metro tunnel. The…
ID Number:2000.107.124.35.06
Date:1988
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Drill removing dirt during Metro Bus Tunnel construction, Seattle, April 30, 1987
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated to include light rail access in 2009.In this image Frontier Drilling worker Jim Boudreau watches as a huge drill removes dirt from a hole for a soldier pile…
ID Number:2000.107.124.36.01
Date:1987
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Tunnel construction along Pine Street, Seattle, July 22, 1987
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated in 2009 to include light rail access. In this image workers are standing above the 55-foot deep excavation along Pine Street. Pedestrians can be seen on the sidewalks…
ID Number:2000.107.124.36.02
Date:1987
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Tunnel construction at Pine Street, Seattle, July 22, 1987
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated in 2009 to include light rail access. This image shows workers and equipment at the bottom of the 55-foot deep excavation along Pine Street. Caption information derived from…
ID Number:2000.107.124.36.03
Date:1987
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Electrician working on tunnel under Pine Street, Seattle, August 20, 1987
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (also Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated in 2009 to include light rail access. In this image, apprentice electrician Debe Carlton wires a duct bank of PVC pipe to reinforcing steel rebar before forms…
ID Number:2000.107.124.36.04
Date:1987