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| Title | View of the Monorail, looking southeast to downtown Seattle, Seattle World's Fair, 1962 |
| Photographer | Morley Studios |
| Date | 1962 |
| Caption | The Monorail was built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair to provide a link between the fairgrounds and downtown Seattle. Construction began in April of 1961 by Alweg Rapid Transit Systems. The monorail opened to the public on March 24, 1962. At a cost of $3.5 million, the trains carried more than eight million guests during the six months of the Fair. Today, the trains carry approximately 1.5 million riders every year. The monorail has become an important fixture in Seattle for locals, who use the trains during major festivals and sporting events. Seattle Center Monorail is the nation's only fully self-sufficient public transit system. |
| Notes | Caption information source: http://www.seattlemonorail.com/history.php |
| Subjects | Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Monorail railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle; Transportation--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.)
United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1987.59.131.106 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Robert D. Ashley Century 21 Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Robert D. Ashley Century 21 Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 slide: color; 35mm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original slide using Nikon Super Coolscan 5000, as 5495 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, Adobe RGB 1998, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format, 72 dpi, using Photoshop CS4, quality setting 5. |
