Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"The University of Washington Stadium in Seattle, home of the Huskies, has a seating capacity of 56,000. Its unique Lake Washington shore location permits access not only by conventional transportation but also by boat and seaplane. The lower campus is in the foreground and the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge in the background."

1970s. The bottom half of the image was part of the site for the Alaska-Pacific-Yukon Exposition of 1909.

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"University of Washington at game time. University of Washington Stadium -- Home of the Huskies. With a seating capacity of 58,000, the Stadium's open end overlooks Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains beyond. Five thousand fans travel to football games via boats, which dock on the Lake Washington perimeter of the campus."

1970s.

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"University of Washington and Evergreen Point Floating bridge. In this the southern part of the campus the dominating feature is the Health Sciences which includes Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy."

1970s.

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"University of Washington. This aerial view shows Lake Washington and the Evergreen Point Floating bridge in the background."

1970s.

That Gothic structure near the center of the image and above the Red Square is Suzzallo Library, which is not only the graduate library but was also home to the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. To give you an idea of how captivating it was to be a student in this institution, the nearly 200 pages of my monster comic Assorted Thoughts on Insanity was almost entirely composed while enduring lectures in this delightful program.

After attending undergrad at the wild and experimental Evergreen State College in the 1970s, going to the UW was like stepping back into high school. But I did enjoy being on a large academic campus in a major city.

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"Evergreen Point Bridge, spanning Lake Washington, is the longest floating span in the world. It has an over-all length of 5.93 miles and a floating section of 7,578 ft. This route leads to the Cascade Mountains seen in the background."

1970s. Today it is called "Governor Albert D. Rosellini Floating Bridge-- Evergreen Point," and at age 50 is getting too old to maintain.

I like the way to top postcard edge contour sort of matches the peaks of the Cascades.

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

 

"Portage Bay with the University of Washington Medical School and other campus buildings in the distance and the moorings of the Seattle Yacht Club in the Bay. The western end of the Evergreen Floating bridge runs in the foreground."

1970s.