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2023-08-28King County Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Hillgrove Cemetery
Hillgrove Cemetery, located on 200th Street South in the Highline District of Seattle, is a historic private burial site consisting of 57 individually owned plots that serves as a significant link to the ethnic and pioneer heritage of the Highline/Des Moines area of south King County. The cemetery is surrounded on three sides by Port of Seattle land — the agency that operates Sea-Tac Airport — which erected the chain-link fence enclosing the property. Nominated to the King County Register of Historic Places, the site commemorates early settlers whose activities shaped the region's economic and civic development, including road-building, milling, transportation, and farming that contributed to what became Seattle's Pike Place Market. -
2023-08-28Nomination of Hillgrove Cemetery as a King County Historic Site
A nomination letter from Geraldine Van Notric, a Hillgrove Cemetery Board Member, requests that Hillgrove Cemetery — located near Sea-Tac International Airport at 200th Street and 16th Ave. So. — be designated a King County Historic Site under Ordinance No. 4828. The cemetery, established with its first burial in 1900 and formally organized as an association in 1923, contains graves of pioneers who shaped the Highline area's economic development, as well as military veterans from the Civil War and World War I. The nomination emphasizes that the designation would provide community recognition and protection for the site, not serve as a request for county repair funds. -
2023-08-28Landmark & 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. -
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Landmark & Historic Site Information
Technical Paper No. 1 from King County Historic Preservation Program, Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Seattle WA (201 S. Jackson, Suite 700). Explains historic resource surveys, Historic Resource Inventories, and landmark registers at federal, state, county, and municipal levels. Covers the King County Historic Resources Inventory (900+ properties surveyed since 1977), Washington State Archaeological -
2023-08-17Flight Attendant Uniform and Grooming Standards Checklist
A female flight attendant in a dark uniform and pillbox hat checks her appearance in a full-length mirror. A posted sign beside the mirror lists grooming requirements including hat position, makeup, hair length, blouse cleanliness, uniform condition, and shoe shine — consistent with mid-20th century airline industry appearance standards for stewardesses. -
2023-05-23IOOF 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. -
2023-05-20Free 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. -
2022-12-07Vintage 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. -
2022-09-16Sea-Tac Airport Parking Lots Aerial
Black-and-white aerial photograph showing a large commercial airport with a curved terminal building, a multi-level parking garage featuring distinctive circular ramp towers, taxiways, and numerous commercial jet aircraft at gates. The architectural style and aircraft visible suggest a photograph from the late 1960s or early 1970s, consistent with the era of Sea-Tac Airport's early expansion, though no visible text or markings in the image confirm the specific location or date.