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1978-01-01Boeing Headquarters Proposal Map
A site plan diagram of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with an arrow and label identifying a specific 'SITE' location in the northern portion of the airport property. The plan shows runway configurations, taxiways, terminal areas, and surrounding land uses. -
1978-01-01Letter from King County Councilman Bob Grieve on Boeing HQ Relocation and Highline Community Plan
King County Councilman Bob Greive wrote to constituents expressing his opposition to the relocation of Boeing's headquarters into an open space buffer zone near Sea-Tac Airport, an area designated under the 1977 Highline Community Plan to protect nearby residents from airport-related impacts. Despite his protests, the King County Council voted to amend the comprehensive plan and rezone the land from single-family residential to light manufacturing, with only three of nine council members opposing the measure. Greive vowed to continue fighting airport development that threatened surrounding neighborhoods and asked residents for their input on how to hold the Port Commission, federal government, and King County accountable to their promises regarding Sea-Tac. -
1977-08-11Highline Communities Plan: Policy Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes, August 11, 1977
These documents are from the Highline Communities Plan, a King County planning effort covering neighborhoods surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The materials include community boundary maps dividing the Highline area into North, West, East, and South zones with approximate 1980 population figures, and minutes from a Policy Advisory Committee meeting held August 11, 1977. The meeting, attended by representatives from the Port of Seattle, FAA, Boeing, King County, and community groups, addressed Boeing's proposed office facility on the west side of Sea-Tac Airport, including discussions on site design, landscaping, parking, and a public viewpoint park. -
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Highline Communities Plan: Policy Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes, August 11, 1977
Minutes of the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting held August 11, 1977, for the Highline Communities Plan. Attendees included Don Shay (Director of Aviation, Port Of Seattle), Oris Dunham (Deputy Director of Aviation, Port Of Seattle), Jack Lynch (King County Director of Planning & Community Development), Irv Berteig (King County Planning Manager), FAA Airports Branch -
1971-04-01Will the Last Person Leaving Seattle Turn Out the Lights billboard, April 1971
A famous billboard along a Seattle-area highway reading 'Will the last person leaving SEATTLE – Turn out the lights,' erected during the Boeing Bust economic downturn of the early 1970s when massive layoffs caused a sharp population decline in the region. The black-and-white photograph shows vintage early-1970s automobiles passing beneath the sign, with a light bulb graphic hanging from the text. -
1969-02-08Sea-Tac International Airport: Part 3 — Boeing Bust to Deregulation
The Port of Seattle built Seattle-Tacoma International Airport during World War II to relieve pressure on existing airports such as Seattle’s Boeing Field. Following the war, Sea-Tac quickly established itself as the region’s aviation hub, but it had to undertake major improvements to accommodate newer jet aircraft and steadily increasing numbers of passengers. During the -
Boeing 707 #17586
The prototype Boeing 707 jet airliner is rolled out of the assembly hangar before a large crowd of Boeing workers and observers. The aircraft's fuselage prominently displays the 'BOEING 707' designation, marking a historic milestone in commercial jet aviation history, likely from the mid-to-late 1950s. -
1884-01-01Birthplace of William Boeing, 1101 Woodward Avenue, Detroit
An engraved illustration depicting the mansion of William Boeing at 1101 Woodward Avenue, built in 1875, showing a large Second Empire-style residence with a mansard roof and corner tower. A horse-drawn carriage is visible in front of the property, with a picket fence along the street.