By Hannah Debenedetto/King County DOT
People waiting for the bus in Lake Forest Park now can enjoy beautiful photos of a bygone era when our region was quieter, more forested and had much less traffic.
King County Metro partnered with the city to install historic photos on six bus stops along Bothell Way Northeast. Photos are courtesy of MOHAI, Seattle Municipal Archives, and Shoreline Historical Museum.
The photos document life in Lake Forest Park from the early 1900s to the 1960s. The quiet waterfront and uncongested roads. A groundbreaking ceremony in a field where City Hall would be built, and the days of big timber, simpler schoolhouses and boys in collared shirts.
“Now the City of Lake Forest Park has a wonderful montage of the community’s rich history to share with all that frequent these Metro Bus Shelters,” Mayor Jeff Johnson said. “The project has brought an artful display of the city’s past, and enriched the core values of our community.”
Lake Forest Park selected the photos to be used for the murals, prepared and printed by Photo Center Northwest and United Reprographics. Residents and visitors can explore the imagery of the city’s history and pass the time while waiting for the 312, 372, and ST 522.
It’s not the first time the Northshore area has teamed up with Metro in this way. Metro also has partnered with Woodinville, Bothell and Kenmore on historical photomural projects in the past, turning bus stops into spaces of learning and public art.
That’s such a neat idea. One thing would be nice to be included in future such articles it’s a description of the photographs shown. That’s for those of us who are blind or visually impaired to enjoy the pictures too.
Janet May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15: 13
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