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Poetry Month at King County Archives

April is National Poetry Month, and King County Archive would like to highlight some of the verse that can be found in our collections.

YOU MIGHT HAVE GONE PAST THIS ALL YOUR LIFE: Photographs of Public Art In The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel

Among the hundreds of digitized records we have available that represent documents, maps, and photographs from our collection, I’ve recently discovered a bounty of photographs…

Scenes from the late 1980s: Looking back at the construction of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel

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…

Disability Awareness Month – a history of Metro’s Accessible Transit Services

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…

King County’s wharves, docks and ferry landings: starting a new century

The King County Archives recently updated one of its older record series, County Engineer wharf files 1899-1987 (Series 375). Staff and volunteers added more maps…

Aerials: a bird’s eye view

The Archives recently accessioned a small collection of records from the King County Department of Transportation’s Transit Division. These records include photographic prints, negatives and slides that were produced in…