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  • 2023-08-28

    Landmark & Historic Site Information

    This King County technical paper explains the difference between historic resource inventories and formally designated landmarks, clarifying that not every old building with a plaque is an officially recognized landmark. It describes the various levels of government — federal, state, county, and municipal — that maintain separate landmark registers, each with their own designation criteria, age requirements, and property-owner protections. The document also outlines several major inventory programs, including the King County Historic Resources Inventory and the Washington State Archaeological Site Inventory, which serve as research tools for identifying properties that may qualify for landmark status.
  • 2023-05-23

    IOOF Des Moines Lodge #305 and Lorraine Rebekah Lodge #289 Exterior Signage

    Exterior signage at 728 for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, displaying the three-link FLT (Friendship, Love, Truth) chain logo, listing Des Moines Lodge #305 and Lorraine Rebekah Lodge #289, with the motto 'To Improve and Elevate the Character of Mankind.' This building appears unrelated to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.
  • 2023-05-20

    Free Shuttle Bus Service at Airport

    A large 'Free Shuttle Bus / Passenger Load Unload Only / Shuttle' sign stands at what appears to be Sea-Tac Airport, with a Pan American World Airways terminal building visible in the background. A van marked 'Free Parking Lot Shuttle / Lot Shuttle' is parked beneath the sign, with airport personnel and vintage automobiles visible in the scene.
  • 2022-12-07

    Vintage Commercial Aircraft Interior

    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.

  • Boeing 747 first flight

    A four-engine wide-body jet aircraft, consistent with a Boeing 747, is photographed on a runway with landing gear deployed and engine exhaust/tire smoke visible. The image appears to be from the early 1970s based on photo quality and aircraft livery style, but specific airline markings are not clearly legible.

  • Sea-Tac Airport Aerial View, Mid-Century Layout

    Aerial photograph of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) showing the original terminal building with control tower, surrounding parking lots, access roads, and aircraft gates. The image captures the airport's mid-century layout prior to major expansions, consistent with the period shortly after its 1949 opening through the early jet age, with propeller and early jet aircraft visible at the gates.

  • Sea-Tac Airport Aerial View Showing United Air Lines Terminal, circa 1960s

    Aerial photograph of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport showing the terminal complex, parking areas, taxiways, and aircraft on the apron. A building in the lower portion of the image is clearly labeled 'United Air Lines,' indicating this photo dates from the jet era of airport operations, likely the 1960s based on the aircraft types and terminal configuration visible.

  • Sea-Tac Airport Aerial View, circa Late 1950s–Early 1960s

    Black-and-white aerial photograph showing a commercial airport terminal complex with multiple propeller and early jet aircraft at gates, large surface parking lots, and suburban landscape visible in the background. The layout, runway configuration, and architectural style are consistent with a mid-century Pacific Northwest regional airport, likely dating to the late 1950s or early 1960s.

  • Sea-Tac Airport Aerial View, 1960s–1970s

    Aerial photograph showing a large airport terminal complex with multiple aircraft bearing red tail livery consistent with Northwest Airlines, extensive surface parking lots, and runway infrastructure visible in the background. The dry summer conditions, vehicle styles, and airport layout are consistent with a Pacific Northwest hub airport from the 1960s–1970s era, possibly Sea-Tac or Portland International.

  • Sea-Tac Airport Aerial View During Terminal Expansion Construction

    Aerial photograph showing Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) during a major construction/expansion phase, with the existing terminal complex and aircraft gates visible in the background and large-scale earthwork and new terminal foundation construction underway in the foreground. Multiple commercial jet aircraft are visible at gates, and the surrounding roadway infrastructure and parking areas are partially complete, consistent with Sea-Tac's expansion construction in the late 1960s to early 1970s.