3220 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The
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TV weathermen on tandem bike, Seattle, October 13, 1971
This image of longtime KIRO-TV weatherman Harry Wappler (1936-2010), left, and KING-TV weatherman Bob Cram (1926-2017), was taken to promote the First International Bike-a-Thon, sponsored by the Variety Club and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The event held on October 16 raised $29,000 for various area medical services, including Children's Orthopedic Hospital (now Seattle Children's). Caption information source: The Seattle Times, April…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.08
Date:1971
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Chilly Hilly bicyclists disembarking ferry, Bainbridge Island, March 1, 1982
In this image bicyclists ride off the ferry from Seattle at Winslow on Bainbridge Island for the annual Chilly Hilly, a 33-mile bike ride around the island begun in 1972 by the Cascade Bicycle Club. Caption information source: https://www.cascade.org/rides-major-rides/chilly-hilly Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.09
Date:1982
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Bush Cycle Club bicyclists leaving Seattle, June 14, 1975
This image shows some of the nine bicyclists of the Bush Cycle Club who set out from Seattle in an attempt to be the first group in modern times to complete circumnavigation of the earth via bicycle. The group was made up of Bob Ellis, French teacher at the Bush School; five recent graduates, Mark Boyar, Debbie LaZerte, Helen Anderson,…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.10
Date:1975
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Bush Cycle Club bicyclists returning to Seattle, September 1, 1976
In this image four members of the Bush Cycle Club pose in Seattle after returning from a 14-month, 15,000-mile trip in an attempt to be the first group in modern times to complete circumnavigation of the earth via bicycle. The individuals are identified from left as Mark Boyar (now a noted conservationist), Matt Rice, Steve Ellis, and group leader Bob…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.11
Date:1976
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Bush Cycle Club bicyclists returning to Seattle, September 1, 1976
In this image Mark Boyar, a member of the Bush Cycle Club, gets a hug from Debbie LaZerte in Seattle after returning from a 14-month, 15,000-mile trip by the club, an attempt to be the first group in modern times to complete circumnavigation of the earth via bicycle. In addition to Mr. Boyar (now a noted conservationist), other members of…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.12
Date:1976
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Bicycle riders demonstrating for bike paths, Mercer Island, April 22, 1961
The lack of cycling paths and bike lanes on Mercer Island led a large group of cyclists, mostly young people, to protest by taking their bicycles to the main streets. They started at the south end of the island. By the time they reached the business district, the group numbered over 200 cyclists. They urged bike lanes to be part…
ID Number:2000.107.021.21.01
Date:1961
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Bicyclists riding near Westlake Mall in protest against automobiles, October 6, 1970
Some 200 bicyclists from several cycling clubs and environmental groups staged a protest ride in early October 1970. Leaving the University of Washington, they rode through rush hour traffic to Westlake Mall (now Westlake Center) in downtown Seattle where they held a rally. They were protesting car traffic and promoting bike lanes and mass transit.This photo of sign-wearing cyclists was…
ID Number:2000.107.021.21.02
Date:1970
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Sign for Bike Lane on East Green Lake Way North, Seattle, May 1976
In the 1970s, Seattle began to pay more attention to bicycle safety by increasing the number of signs and protected bike lanes. The intersection of East Green Lake Way N. and the two one-way branches of NE Ravenna Boulevard is a complicated one. Located near ballfields and playfields in Green Lake Park, as well as a beach, businesses, and settled…
ID Number:2000.107.021.21.03
Date:1976
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Bicyclists waiting outside City Hall to attend City Council hearing on new West Seattle bridge, Seattle, September 29, 1983
West Seattle and Seattle were once connected by two low drawbridges, but when a ship rammed one of these in 1978, discussion turned to the building of a high bridge that would permit ships to pass underneath. A low bridge would also be replaced. In 1983, Seattle’s City Council held hearings on the plans. Over 300 cyclists jammed City Hall…
ID Number:2000.107.021.22.01
Date:1983
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Butch Batt and Di Szillaggi waiting for a West Seattle Bridge shuttle, Seattle, June 8, 1989
By the late 1980s, bicycles had begun to be a recognized part of Seattle’s transportation system. Seattle had even had a bicycle coordinator since the 1970s. Transit planning had begun to shift its focus to include more mass transit, carpool and bus lanes, and bike lanes.The low bridge to West Seattle was being replaced during the summer of 1989. The…
ID Number:2000.107.021.22.02
Date:1989