Fifty years ago today, the first King County Council and County Executive were sworn in under the Home Rule Charter. The current Council is celebrating…
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On March 23, the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT) will convert to Link light rail trains only, and bus service will be moved to surface…
Followers may have noticed that Bytes and Boxes “went underground” over the past several months, as an unearthly volume of reference requests has consumed, and continues…
In recognition of Randy Revelle, King County’s third county executive, who passed away last week. King County Executive Randy Revelle, 1983. Series 415, Department of…
Detail from survey, map no. 101-5.B, showing Fall City in 1913 In an earlier blog post, we talked about the secondary research value of aerial…
Those of us in the archives profession are often surprised (shocked!) to discover that there are people in the world who don’t know what an…
In memory of former Washington State Governor John D. Spellman, who passed away yesterday, the Archives shares a few photographs of his service as King…
Please note: This blog post was updated on April 2, 2024. To request access to the physical or digitized timber cruise reports, please contact King…
If you are near downtown Seattle between 9am and 4pm on Wednesday, October 25, be sure to stop in the lobby of the Chinook Building…
Above: Metro Bus, 1978. A10-024, King County Metro Historic files, King County Archives. King County Metro: By the People Today an industry leader in public…