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City workers installing parking meters, Seattle, November 1941
On November 7, 1941, the city of Seattle began installing hotly-debated metal parking meters, hoping the move would eliminate traffic congestion and make driving safer in the city's central business district. Over 1600 meters were installed between First and Fifth Avenues, and Yesler Way and Virgina Street. Drivers were charged 5 cents an hour to park between 7:00 am and…
ID Number:1986.5.10115.1
Date:1941
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Reporter Jack Jarvis measuring distance from parking meter to crosswalk, Seattle, October 1961
In this image Seattle Post-Intelligencer veteran reporter and editor Jack Jarvis (1913-1972) holds a measuring tape, demonstrating that a parking meter placed at Ninth Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle had been illegally placed too close to the crosswalk. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, April 4, 1972, p. 44
ID Number:1986.5.10122.1
Date:1961
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L. R. Maynock collecting parking meter fees, Seattle, January 1942
On November 7, 1941, the city of Seattle began installing hotly-debated metal parking meters, hoping the move would eliminate traffic congestion and make driving safer in the city's central business district. Over 1600 meters were installed between First and Fifth Avenues, and Yesler Way and Virgina Street. Drivers were charged 5 cents an hour to park between 7:00 am and…
ID Number:1986.5.10123.1
Date:1942
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Seattle Police Department motorcycle corps, Seattle, 1941
On March 17, 1941, the Seattle Police Department received eight new motorcycles for speed enforcement and the parking work. The motorcycles joined five others already in use by the department. Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, POLICE DEPARTMENT, Motorcycle Corps. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March…
ID Number:1986.5.10539.1
Date:1941
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Marion Diedricks demonstrating for Seattle Police Department motorcycle corps, Seattle, March 17, 1941
On March 17, 1941, the Seattle Police Department received eight new motorcycles for traffic and parking enforcement. The new motorcycles were rated for up to 105 mph, but were unable to sustain this speed until reaching 2,000 miles on their odometers. The new bikes joined five others already in use by the department. In this image, Marion Diedricks skids on…
ID Number:1986.5.10539.2
Date:1941
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Aerial view of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle, 1953
Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct carried traffic over the waterfront area, linking the northern part of the city to the industrial area south of the central business district. The first unit of the elevated roadway, from Battery Street to Dearborn Street, was completed in 1953 and a southern extension in 1959. The Viaduct closed in January 2019 after being replaced by…
ID Number:1986.5.12214.1
Date:1953
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Aerial of Alaskan Way Viaduct extension south to Spokane Street with a view northeast toward Seattle, 1959
Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct carried traffic over the waterfront area, linking the northern part of the city to the industrial area south of the central business district. The first unit of the elevated roadway, from Battery Street to Dearborn Street, was completed in 1953 and a southern extension in 1959. The Viaduct closed in January 2019 after being replaced by…
ID Number:1986.5.12223.1
Date:1959
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Heavy traffic at Aurora Avenue and Denny Way, Seattle, 1952
Three lanes of one-way traffic head east on Denny Way, with some of the cars turning right onto Denny from northbound Aurora Avenue. Conveniently, the traffics passes Texaco and Standard gas stations on the left, and Signal Gas on the right. If needed, drivers could also head to Dowling & Davidson Auto Repair just next to the Signal station, or…
ID Number:1986.5.12702.1
Date:1952
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Gale Dresden and his dog Toughy on a motorcycle, June 29, 1958
Seattle auto mechanic and truck driver Gale Dresden stretched a piece of rubber over his motorcycle’s gas tank so his fox terrier, Toughy, could ride with him. In three years, the two rode thousands of miles in three northwestern states. According to his owner, Toughy enjoyed riding in cars and trucks but preferred motorcycles.Here, Gale Dresden and Toughy prepare for…
ID Number:1986.5.23864.1
Date:1958
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John Glenn on the monorail at the World's Fair, Seattle, 1962
Colonel John Glenn visited the World's Fair on May 10, 1962. He came to Seattle to help Vice-President Lyndon Johnson dedicate the NASA exhibit and to participate in a national conference on the peaceful uses of space.The astronaut rode the Monorail to the fair. When offered a chance to take over the controls of the train, he politely declined. John…
ID Number:1986.5.26300.1
Date:1962