Seattle City Councilman Liem Eng Tuai (1925-2003) and Miss Seattle-Tacoma, Sue May Yee (b. 1949), center, hold the ribbon cut by Lt. Governor John A. Cherberg (1910-1992) during the opening of a parking lot in Seattle's Chinatown International District. They are surrounded by community members celebrating the parking lot, with a traditional Chinese lion in the background, and a man sounding a ceremonial gong in the foreground. The parking lot was built by the State Highways Department and leased to the non-profit International District Improvement Association (InterIm). Located on King Street at Eighth Avenue South, the lot utilized space under Interstate-5 for 170 cars, and expected to yield a profit for InterIm, which would be reinvested in the Chinatown International District community.

Caption information source: Photo caption, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 15, 1972, p. 45.
Caption information source: "Seattle City Council appoints Liem Tuai to Council on May 19, 1969," by Alan J. Stein, HistoryLink.org Essay1233.