Category : History(243)

Architectural/planning drawing titled 'Future Sea/Tac Airport Expansion with an Independent Runway One Mile East of 34R,' showing Plan A layout with an independent runway 4,300 feet west of runway 34R. The drawing, credited to Don Getsick, depicts proposed runways (East Runway B, West Runway A), taxiways, satellite terminals, tramway, underground tram, off-site parking/hotel/business core, and surrounding streets including International Blvd, Des Moines Way S, and 1st Ave South, with Angle Lake and Bow Lake visible.

Black-and-white promotional or documentary photograph showing the interior of a wide-body or double-deck commercial aircraft cabin, featuring a uniformed flight attendant in a pillbox hat, a spiral staircase in the background, and passengers seated in period-appropriate attire. No visible text, logos, or watermarks to identify the specific airline, aircraft type, or date.

A newspaper clipping (dated approximately 10/31/47 per handwritten notation) reporting that the Seattle Port Commission awarded contracts totaling $2,755,000 for construction of a Seattle-Tacoma airport administration building at Bow Lake, with the general contract going to Seattle firm Lease and Leigland. Col. Warren D. Lamport, general manager of the Port of Seattle, stated construction would begin within 10 days and be completed in a year and a half.

Interior view of a vintage commercial aircraft cabin featuring red upholstered seats, curved ceiling design, and passengers visible in the background. The image appears to be from an earlier era of commercial aviation, showing the spacious cabin layout and design aesthetics of that period.

A multi-panel informational brochure produced by the Port of Seattle summarizing the Sea-Tac Communities Plan, covering background, community involvement, air traffic forecasts, environmental findings (air quality, noise exposure, water quality), and noise remedy programs for the area surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The document includes air traffic forecast tables projecting passenger and cargo figures from 1973 to 1993, a noise remedy program map, and references to King County and multiple consulting firms including PMA&Co., Environmental Systems Laboratories, and Stevens Thompson and Runyan.

A tri-fold planning document titled 'Sea-Tac Communities Plan, Port of Seattle – King County,' covering water quality policies, airport goals and requirements, community development policies, and a color-coded Land Use Plan map of the Sea-Tac Airport and vicinity. The map legend identifies land use categories including residential densities, commercial, industrial, airport facility, open space, and major transportation facilities.