Seattle Photos 1
Washington, USA
28 APR 1940 — Operating
Washington, USA
AMG #925 turns north from McGraw Street
to begin the long descent of Third Avenue
W. toward Seattle Pacific University at the foot of Queen Anne Hill. Photo by
Don Galt. Date unknown.
MAN #4004 signed "7-Prentice Street"
crosses Boren Avenue, descending Pine Street at Convention Place Station. In
the distance is a duobus about to enter service in the tunnel. Photo by Don
Galt.
AMG #916, signed "10-Interlaken Park via Downtown Seattle," passes
Group Health Hospital southbound on 15th Avenue. Route 43, coming from John
Street on the left, joins route 10 for about 50 metres before turning right
this side of the brick building. Photo by Don Galt. Date unknown.
City-bound AMG
#965 crests the 24th Avenue hill, southbound at 23d Avenue and Helen Street
on route 43. Lake Washington in the distance. Photo by Don Galt.
Breda duobus #5153
rolls out of the tunnel and into International District station en route to
Renton on route 106. Photo by Don Galt. Date unknown.
The original Seattle
Transit livery is approximated in this postcard of two Twin Coaches westbound
on Union Street at 4th Avenue, with rails still in the street - though with
trolley wires miraculously invisible! The bus behind #802 would most likely
be serving route 11 Madison.
The view was probably shot between the opening of the Montlake line on 2 May 1940, and 8 Sept 1940, after which date 802 would have been signed "East Queen Anne". Or rather, not 802: Route 4 became the territory of the 700-series Brills, delivered in August of 1940. From the collection of Don Galt.
AMG 997 heading south on 3rd Ave. on route 70
in downtown Seattle. Photo by Zack Wilhoite. 11 NO 98.
MAN
4032 leaving the Montlake Drawbridge. 1998. Photo
by Don Galt. Date unknown.
MAN
4021 southbound on the Montlake Drawbridge. 1998. Photo
by Don Galt. Date unknown.
The
trolleywire attachment to the drawbridge. 1998. Photo
by Don Galt.
The Montlake drawbridge is open. The tower houses the person who opens and closes the bridge. Note the slack
trolleywires. Photo by Don Galt.1998.
The
slack wires while the Montlake bridge is open. Photo
by Don Galt. 1998.
From the upper left corner going clockwise: An old Seattle streetcar on route 6. Neither branch of this route was converted to trolleys -- ridership didn't warrant it. Brill 798 on a fan trip. Gillig 4167 en route to the Othello stastion terminus of route 36. AMG 1008 on route 3 to North Queen Anne. Electric Trolleys in Seattle. Courtesy of Seattle public records. 16 JUN 2010.
This page last updated 19 JUN 2010
