Driving On WA SR-99 Northbound In 1987 (Federal Way, Kent, Des Moines, Sea-Tac, Tukwila, Seattle)
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2022
- Back in 1987, The Washington State Department of Transportation drove north on SR-99 and recorded video to document the highway. This was part of a project that photographed/videotaped the states highways every couple of years. This video now resides at The Washington State Archives who were kind enough to share it.
Approximate Timestamps:
Entering Des Moines: 18:00
Entering Sea-Tac: 21:15
Entering Tukwila: 28:41
Entering Seattle: 39:00
Viaduct: 46:45
Those are antique 1950s Westinghouse Type OV-20, vertical version and they are remote ballast and uses 400 watt Mercury Vapor Lamps, and they are spanning across WA-99 from pole on one side of the street to the other pole across the street, but today, the LED street lights are stretching along WA-99 in Federal Way which the population is more then 100,000. Federal Way was incorporated as a city in 1993.
This is so fascinating to watch, you are literally driving through my memories! 🥰
Take me back amazing how some things changed so much and others stayed the same
This was filmed the day before I took my first ever flight in a small plane. Great memories of riding the Metro 174 along Hwy 99 to Seattle.
I remember the 174 which was replaced in 2017 with Metro route 120 from Seattle to tukwila transit station then Rapid A line will take you up 99 to the federal way station.
Blast from the past, I remember the 174 as well, took it from Des Moines to Seattle in the late 80s...
Took the 174 a lot to go from 260th to Sea Tac Mall. Good times as a kid …. Such an adventure to travel that far alone to meet friends ! Haha
It's so weird. So much has changed yet it feels all the same. I spent a lot of time at that DoubleTree hotel off 188th St.
28:51 Now playing at the Lewis and Clark Theatre:
--"A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors."
--"Outrageous Fortune"
--"Tin Men"
--"Some Kind of Wonderful"
--"Lethal Weapon"
--"Blind Date"
--"Burglar"
I’m only 44, but this makes me feel old
I drove this exact route today synced with this video.Amazing how different sea-tac looks and area has grown from trees to apartments the drive in at the 17 min mark is now a lowes some of the major things like fred meyer and just about every gas stations fast food places are in the same spot . They sure didn't belive in sidewalks back then lol Like being in a time machine.
Really cool I was raised in SeaTac at the apartments to the right of 99. Brought back memories
Wow, I always associated Des Moines with Iowa, not Washington state. I guess there aren't enough city/town names to go around. :)
The difference is that in Washington, they pronounce the "Moines" just like it's written. In Iowa, they don't pronounce the S.
Cool to see these vids. What changed, what's the same 35 years later.
Too many things to list on both ends. I travel this a lot
Feels like I went back in time to 1987 lol 😂 today it’s 2022
That old taco bell sign, the newwest motel, i keep missing junctures because its all changed so much like a time worp flying backwards
Had seen a RAX restaurant they been out of business very long time
Loved fed way just not the neighbors
It was darker back then wasn't it?
is this from a map maker? like his job is to make street maps?
It's from the state department of transportation.
Do you have Minnesota
Unfortunately I do not.