Southcenter Tukwila 1987-1988

These are the last of the aerials that I have from a quarter of a century ago. (The other aerials are here: Seattle,  Bellevue, and Factoria)

Tukwila, Washington . . . Southcenter Shopping Center.


Facing West. Interstate 5 is at the top of the photo. The anchor stores are Frederick & Nelson, Nordstrom, The Bon Marche and J. C. Penney.  The Doubletree Inn is on the far left and a theater is in the upper right corner of the lot. 1987


Facing South. 1987


Facing North. Lucky (grocery), Pay-n-Save (drugs) 1987


This is south of the mall on Southcenter Parkway - At the time I worked at a photo lab called "60 Minute Photo Express" it was in the middle of this strip mall. If my memory hasn't completely failed me, I believe the balloon on the end of our building was for the grand opening of a Chuck E. Cheese. 1987


My Dad also worked in Tukwila at this Boeing building (S. 204th and 72nd AVE S. - 1988.)


Sea-Tac is visible in the upper portion of the photo. 1988




My Mom, Dad, the Pilot and me at Boeing Air Field after the 1987 excursion.

Seattle Skyline 1987

More aerials taken March 1987 (click here for the Bellevue aerials and here for the Factoria aerials).

These were taken later in the day and the lighting conditions don't appear to be as good for photography but they're still fun to see.


Cascade mountains, Evergreen Point Floating bridge, south tip of Lake Union, Lake Washington, Space Needle, Seattle Center




Columbia Tower, Kingdome




Columbia Tower, Smith Tower, Kingdome


Harbor Island, West Seattle Bridge, Mount Rainier

Bellevue 1987

My Dad took photos for the Grand Opening of Mervyns in Factoria Square Spring 1987. He had a pilot take him up in a plane March 7, 1987 to get some aerial shots. I got to go along and posted my photos taken with my 35mm camera here. We've just dug up my Dad's negatives (he was shooting a medium format - 120mm) and I'm really enjoying seeing these images from a quarter century ago. I'll have more to share . . . but for today, here are some aerials of downtown Bellevue. Be sure to click on the images for more detail.

Facing East. Safeway, John Danz, Bowling Alley, and Overlake Hospital are a few buildings visible


Facing East. Bellevue Square


Facing SW. Ashwood Elementary, Hyatt Regency land being cleared for construction - Bellevue Downtown park looks like it's under construction, too.


Facing West. Hilltop Neighborhood


Facing West. Bellevue Square




Facing SE Woodridge Neighborhood

Bellevue had already started its growth spurt by 1987 but it was just the beginning!

1987 Puget Sound Aerials

My parents took me along when my dad was hired to take aerial photos of Factoria Square in early 1987. We had a beautiful day!
Facing northwest. Seattle's Rainier district, Kingdome, Columbia Tower, Puget Sound, Olympic Mountains:


I-90 facing east. Eastgate, Lake Sammamish, Cascade Mountains.


Facing West. I-90, Mercer Island, Lake Washington, Seattle, Puget Sound, Olympics


Seattle Skyline