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2000.107.124.36.01
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Drill removing dirt during Metro Bus Tunnel construction, Seattle, April 30, 1987
Order an ImageThe 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 on Third Avenue near Yesler Way; in the background, workers steady the 85-foot beam that will go in the hole.
Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph
In this image Frontier Drilling worker Jim Boudreau watches as a huge drill removes dirt from a hole for a soldier pile on Third Avenue near Yesler Way; in the background, workers steady the 85-foot beam that will go in the hole.
Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph
ID Number: 2000.107.124.36.01
Date: 1987
Creator(s):
Arias, Gilbert W., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.124.36.01, photo by Gilbert W. Arias
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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