Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington, and the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canadian border. A major gateway for trade with East Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2021.
The Seattle area developed into a technology center from the 1980s onwards with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region; Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a Seattleite by birth. Internet retailer Amazon was founded in Seattle in 1994, and major airline Alaska Airlines is based in SeaTac, Washington, serving Seattle's international airport, Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
These fascinating photos were found by
Mark Susina that show street scenes of Seattle in 1985.
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University St, Seattle, 1985 |
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DeLaurenti Food & Wine, Seattle, 1985 |
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Olive Way, Seattle, 1985 |
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Olive Way, Seattle, 1985 |
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Olive Way, Seattle, 1985 |
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Pike Street, Seattle, 1985 |
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Seattle, 1985 |
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Seattle, 1985 |
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Seattle, 1985 |
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Seattle, 1985 |
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Seattle, 1985 |
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Seattle, 1985 |
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Stewart Street, Seattle, 1985 |
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