Notes
Chapter 3.1 of the Sea-Tac Communities Plan (STCP), providing historical background on the development of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and surrounding communities. Covers the 1942 Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA, now FAA) selection of the Bow Lake airport site, Port Of Seattle acquisition of the original 906 acres, southwest King County location midway between Seattle and Tacoma, postwar urbanization driven by proximity to manufacturing in south Seattle and Renton, and resulting land use conflicts, water and air pollution, traffic inadequacies, and visual blight through the early 1960s. Discusses the shift from Boeing Field to Sea-Tac Airport as the regional focus following the jet age and the need for longer runways.