Volcanic Predictions

I bet she didn't think someone would find this over 3 decades later and laugh.

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"Space Needle, Seattle, Washington. The World Famous Space Needle overlooking the Seattle Center and Lake Union with a portion of Interstate 5 on the right -- in the distance Cascade Mountain Range and Mt. Baker."

1970s.

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"Space Needle and Mount Baker. Portions of the Seattle Center, Lake Union and the Monorail are seen in this dramatic photo of the World Famous Space Needle built in 1961 at a cost of $4 1/2 million dollars. The 600 feet high restaurant revolved in a 360 degree circle each hour permitting the diner to view the wonders of the Puget Sound country in comfort and luxury. No visitor will want to miss this experience."

1970s.

Postcard - Everett, Washington

"Boeing Company, World's Largest Building, Everett, Washington. Nestled in the shadows of magnificent Mt. Baker and the Cascade Mountains is this 205,000,000 cu. ft. (volume) assembly building for the BOEING 747 -- World's Largest Commercial Jet Liner. It is 115 ft. high (ten stories), covers 42.8 acres under one roof and measures more than 1/4 mile in either direction. Each door shown in front wall is 87 ft. x 300 ft. -- nearly half the surface of a city block."

From 1979.

Everett native and presidential candidate Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson, who served as a powerful U.S. Senator had a reputation as a Vietnam War hawk but was liberal on social issues. Locally we called him "The Senator from Boeing." 

Postcard - Deception Pass, Washington

"Canoe and Deception Pass bridges. Much of the tidal waters behind the islands of North Puget Sound rush back and forth twice a day through this narrow passage. Deception Pass State Park displays scenic beauty with the help of Mount Baker visible on the horizon."

In the 1970s, which is when I'm betting this postcard was created, we always figured that out of the five volcanoes in our state Mount Baker was the most likely to explode, since it seemed to be frequently steaming and shaking. The 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens was a bit of a surprise, relatively speaking.