March 27

Seattle Monorail Celebrates 50 Years

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Now celebrating 50 years of service, the Seattle Monorail was built for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair to provide a crucial link between the fairgrounds and the amenities downtown. Since that time, it has become a beloved and frequently used form of transportation, carrying 1.9 million passengers in 2011.

The Seattle Municipal Archive has a wonderful photo set available on Flickr, featuring images from the 1962 World’s Fair and the post-fair Seattle Center.

Also interesting: KCTS9’s in-depth nostalgic look at Music and Video from the 1962 World’s Fair archives, and memories shared by alumni of Seattle Pacific University (then Seattle Pacific College).


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monorail, Seattle Center Monorail


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