Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"Lake Washington Floating Bridge - World's longest bridge constructed of concrete pontoons is an engineering marvel. Constructed and financed by tolls, it is now free and carries U.S. Highway No. 10 directly east from downtown Seattle and on through Snoqualmie Pass to the east."

I'd guess this dates from 1959-1960

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

"Beautifully situated on Lake Washington in Seattle is the modern Stadium of the University of Washington and the Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Home of the Huskies."

Late 1950s/early 1960s

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

"Seattle, Washington. University of Washington Stadium at left center with a seating capacity of 58,000 overlooks Lake Washington and is bordered by Union Bay in the center with Portage Bay in the foreground tied together by Lake Washington Ship Canal."

1970s.

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"Opening Day Regatta, Seattle. The annual parade of boats through the east section of the Lake Washington ship canal marks the official opening of the boating season."

1970s.

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"Government Locks, Seattle, Washington. These locks offer easy access for pleasure and commercial boats between the salt water of Puget Sound and the fresh waters of Lake Union and Lake Washington."

1970s, with a little bit of Ballard tossed in. I lived a few blocks away for part of 1979-1980 on Market St.

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"The 600 ft. high Space Needle at the Seattle Center affords a spectacular view of the city from its Observation deck and the revolving Restaurant. Lake Washington is visible in the distance."

1970s.

Postcard - Mercer Island, Washington

"Mercer Island, convenient to both downtown Seattle and Bellevue is the largest island situated in a lake on the west coast. It is connected to Seattle by the Mercer Island Floating Bridge and to Bellevue by the east Channel Bridge. It is five miles long and from one to three miles wide."

1970s or early 1980s. Also includes Mount Rainier and Lake Washington.

Postcard - Bellevue, Washington

"Bellevue, Washington, located on the east side of Lake Washington, is the state's fourth largest city. This aerial view looks west over the city's business district toward Seattle. In the distant background, both Lake Washington Floating Bridges and part of the Seattle Skyline can be seen."

From the 1970s. Note that fine ribbon of smog.

Postcard - Bellevue, Washington

"Bellevue, Washington. Located on the east side of Lake Washington, the state's fourth largest city. This photo shows a portion of the main business district with Mt. Rainier in the background."

This card is dated 1976. Known as "Blah-vue" by my Seattle friends, Bellevue is no longer the 4th largest city in Washington. It got bumped to number five when Vancouver annexed huge chunks of land several years ago.

If you can make out Mt. Rainier through the smog horizon, it looks really weird, more like a rounded dome than it does in real life.