I cannot begin to tell you how wonderful it was to see these beautiful memories. I was 10 years old when you took these, but more importantly I remember the coaches, buildings and streets. Seattle was a more cleaner, safe and more peaceful city at that time and you certainly capture that on film. "Bravo Bravo Bravo!"
Hi pianodaryl, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm glad you liked the presentation and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
i regret not having a chance to ride on these wonderful buses, but this video show case bring s back many memories , and i wish i could find a time machine!!!
Hi robertbraxton2168, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I think many of us would like to return to the good old days and be able to appreciate them more. I'm glad you liked the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃
Nice ❤..caught the bus to Capitol hill many times ..fare was 20c. Worked at Frederick and Nelson while getting my degree at UW.. what a time we had in this beautiful city in 1971 to 1975 ❤😊
Hi Pat. Thanks for watching and for sharing your memories of the good old days. I visited Seattle several times in the early to mid 70s and always enjoyed my stays there. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄🚎
I was in Seattle 1995 2.5 month when worked in american crab boat . i was 25 old . It was a very good time ! Nice city in a best country !! Big different with a my wild russia .....Salute from VLadivostok !!! US # 1 !!!
Hi Александр Васильков, Hello to Vladivostok and thanks for watching. I've always enjoyed my visits to Seattle and Washington State and am glad you enjoyed your time there. So much to see and do. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Hi Nic, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. It's my pleasure to be able to share these memories. All the best for 2023. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Hi Gram Moo aka Red, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Perhaps your dad is in one of the pictures. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Hi visiting-vintage, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I'm glad you liked the presentation and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
At 8:35 it's labeled "14th Ave Barn" it's official name was Jefferson Station. It was at 14th and Jefferson St. Originally built as a horse car barn. I worked trolleys in 1972-1978. I recall that the old wooden floor was just saturated with oil and grease. One ciggie butt and it would have burnt to the ground. Its now the location of a Seattle University sports complex.
Hi Jim, Thanks for watching and for that bit of interesting information. It must have been fun operating the trolleys back then. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Too bad Emmett Watson's "Lesser Seattle" campaign failed. I used to hang out at Bob Hale's hobby shop by the monorail station. The downtown Bartell's pictured several times had a really good soda fountain. I roamed the streets and went to movies by myself at ten years old back in the fifties. I wouldn't go near Pike street today.
Hi D. Martin, Thanks for watching and for sharing your memories of the good old days which, I'm sure, many of us wish were still around, and not only in Seatttle. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Hi Dwayne, Thanks for watching and for your question. The monorail is actually 0.9-mile (1.4 km) long from downtown to the Seattle Center, and was built as a centerpiece for the 1962 World's Fair. From what I understand, uncertain financial conditions at the time limited the monorail route to about what it is today (with some modification that have been made to the downtown terminal since it opened). Monorails were always a bit gimmicky and not as proven to be efficient and effective as other transport modes, although they successfully operate in Germany, Japan, Disneyland, China, and other locations. Now you have a streetcar (light rail) operating around downtown Seattle, with some of the construction still happening. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Nice pics! A couple of comments. At 5:29 that overhead looks to be a trolleybus version of a streetcar "grand union"! Then later I saw other batches of really complicated overhead lol! Most (not all) trolleybus systems were installed when bus power train/ transmissions were not quite robust enough for the job & the overhead system was in pretty good shape. Seattle looks to be in this scenario with all the steep hills to conquer. I did not see one remnant of trolley track in all the pics. Perhaps the war effort saw all the rails removed. Finally, is it just me but did I see some of the longest trolley poles I have ever seen on a trolleybus, on some of the units?
Hi Reg, I don't think they had any grand unions, but they had more than one "almost grand union" complex intersection. Have a look at www.sfu.ca/person/dearmond/link/Seattle.OH.Map.JPG (hope the link works) for a 1978 Seattle trolleybus overhead map. The overhead was interesting too because it was the older style Westinghouse, not Ohio brass. You'll note the directional switches in the picture at 5:29 have three contactors, the first being an electrical reset, instead of the mechanical resets on Ohio Brass overhead. I don't remember seeing any remnant of trolley track anywhere there. There are lots of steep hills in the Seattle area and that is why trolleybuses were a natural choice. At lease trolleybuses are still running there on a system that's been expanded since my visits. As for the long poles, maybe it's an optical illusion because the coaches are so short. Regards, tassiebaz.
Barely the 60s if at all. 62 was when needle was built and it was painted galaxy gold for the fair. It remained that color for years. It is clearly white in one of the first photos in this group.
Hi Peter, Thanks for watching and for your comment. My first visit to Seattle was in 1967, and then not again until 1970. So some of the pictures were taken during that first visit, and then all the rest after the 60s. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Hi Captain, Thanks for watching and for your observation. We probably thought 29 cents was expensive then as gas had previously been even less. Regards, tassiebaz.
Grew up in the 50s in many seattle areas and was a little kid but was lucky enuff to roam the streets and ride the buses all around the town and remember most of these places in the movie. Back then seattle had a magic feel like you could never imagine!! "unless you were here and seen it for yourself. Ive seen movies like these but never to this extent. while viewing these pictures saw places I havent seen since the late 50s early 60s thru the 70s. which I experienced first hand and reconized every one! Theirs a few that took me by surprised and had forgotten where and what they were, never the less had walked by many. I can begin to tell you HOW DISCUSTING I am seeing the terrible state its been in post 2000 and beyound. MONEY HUNGRY TYRANTS LIKE BEZO and thier cronies have turned that once loved and respected city into a GLASS GARBAGE DUMP with their GAS GUZZLING OVER SIZE VANS ETC. destroying the enviroment and landscapes. All this trouble started with BILLY GATES and has went down hill ever since turning seattle into a CESS POOL of COMPUTER YUPPY WANNABES polluting and destroying the city putting many homeless with raising property and home taxes out of site for many, "hence the homeless situation. Needless to say seattle HAS DIED AND WILL NEVER BE THE SAME as you can see from these actual pictures>>>>>>>>>>>For some of us here who rememeber " We never knew how good we had it
Hi stan, Thanks for watching and for sharing your nice memories of the good old days in Seattle, and for your assessment of the more recent situation there. I always enjoyed my many visits to Seattle and have many fond memories of the places I saw and the people I met. Unfortunately, Seattle is not the only place where I have received reports of things not like they used to be, and it is a bit sad. The big worry is that things will get worse and not better. Progress has proven to not always be positive, especially for those of us who have lived through better times. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
I lived in Seattle 1983 to 1986. I think by then the trolley buses were discontinued as I don't recall them. As always your photography work is superb! I love all your collections from all over the US and world. You were lucky to catch Seattle in some of the rare clear and sunny days lol. I remember these tee shirts: "The Seattle Rain Festival: January 1st to December 31st" and "People in Seattle don't tan, they rust". Lol. Question: I noticed that there were green/white trolleys and then there were red/white trolleys, were they from different eras?
Hi 2016 Road King, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. The red/white paint scheme was a later one that the green/white. The red/white scheme first showed up in my pictures in 1972. I did have some good weather luck with my visits to Seattle, but did have some rain too. When it's nice there, it's really nice. Actually, the trolleybus system was completely shut down for rebuild and expansion in January, 1978. The first routes were back in service in September, 1979 with the entire system running by the summer of 1981 bigger and better than before. This was almost a miracle at a time when many systems were shutting down, but an study found that trolleybuses were better for Seattle's hilly terrain. Regards, tassiebaz.
They started tearing out the overhead in preparation for the bus tunnel which was a cut and cover project begun in 1987. In the early 90s the wire went back up with a whole new fleet including bendybuses. Several new routes were also converted to trolley.
Hi kurisu beats, Thanks for watching and for your comment. On the advice of more experienced UA-camrs who have had their images used without their permission, I have decided to watermark my images. All images in all my presentations were personally taken by me. Stay well and all the best for 2021, Cheers, tassiebaz.
@@tassiebaz I was in high school in the 60s in Seattle and these pics bring back some fond memories. I am still here in Seattle. I rode the 10 Capitol Hill, the 13 19th Ave E, and the 1 Kinnear. Thanks
@@kevinstich7603 Hi, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I'm glad these pix brought back some good memories and I appreciate you taking the time to let me know. I have great memories of my visits to Seattle. Cheers, tassiebaz.
I cannot begin to tell you how wonderful it was to see these beautiful memories. I was 10 years old when you took these, but more importantly I remember the coaches, buildings and streets. Seattle was a more cleaner, safe and more peaceful city at that time and you certainly capture that on film. "Bravo Bravo Bravo!"
Hi pianodaryl, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm glad you liked the presentation and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
100% AGREE the seattle some of us knew is DEAD AND GONE
@@stanburdick9708 Sad!!!! Cheers, tassiebaz
Totally concur.
i regret not having a chance to ride on these wonderful buses, but this video show case bring s back many memories , and i wish i could find a time machine!!!
Hi robertbraxton2168, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I think many of us would like to return to the good old days and be able to appreciate them more. I'm glad you liked the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😃
Nice ❤..caught the bus to Capitol hill many times ..fare was 20c. Worked at Frederick and Nelson while getting my degree at UW.. what a time we had in this beautiful city in 1971 to 1975 ❤😊
Hi Pat. Thanks for watching and for sharing your memories of the good old days. I visited Seattle several times in the early to mid 70s and always enjoyed my stays there. Cheers, tassiebaz. 😄🚎
I was in Seattle 1995 2.5 month when worked in american crab boat . i was 25 old . It was a very good time ! Nice city in a best country !! Big different with a my wild russia .....Salute from VLadivostok !!! US # 1 !!!
Hi Александр Васильков, Hello to Vladivostok and thanks for watching. I've always enjoyed my visits to Seattle and Washington State and am glad you enjoyed your time there. So much to see and do. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
l was in Seattle 1995 2.5 months while go out breaking news reporter US 🇺🇸 Seattle say hello friend
@@tassiebaz was in Seattle 1995 2.5 months later in Seattle post-intelligencer later years-old 30th anniversary of course
Dude , I am no "KGB " ! I fisherman only ! fuck putin !
Little bug Strikes again.......kept seeing the same VW bug in a few different pictures there. Great video thank you for posting it
Hi Nic, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. It's my pleasure to be able to share these memories. All the best for 2023. Cheers, tassiebaz.
I rode the 10 Mt Baker everyday to school in the 60s ♥️ Thank you. My dad worked for the Seattle Transit or Metro his whole life ❤️
Hi Gram Moo aka Red, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation and appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Perhaps your dad is in one of the pictures. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing them!
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Mount Baker neighborhood Paul wolcott used to live their good memories
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At 8:35 it's labeled "14th Ave Barn" it's official name was Jefferson Station. It was at 14th and Jefferson St. Originally built as a horse car barn. I worked trolleys in 1972-1978. I recall that the old wooden floor was just saturated with oil and grease. One ciggie butt and it would have burnt to the ground. Its now the location of a Seattle University sports complex.
Hi Jim, Thanks for watching and for that bit of interesting information. It must have been fun operating the trolleys back then. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
watch at 1.5 or even 2.0x speed and you won't miss anything.
Hi Geoff, True, or you could pause it to get a longer look at something. Thanks for watching. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Too bad Emmett Watson's "Lesser Seattle" campaign failed. I used to hang out at Bob Hale's hobby shop by the monorail station. The downtown Bartell's pictured several times had a really good soda fountain. I roamed the streets and went to movies by myself at ten years old back in the fifties. I wouldn't go near Pike street today.
Hi D. Martin, Thanks for watching and for sharing your memories of the good old days which, I'm sure, many of us wish were still around, and not only in Seatttle. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Why did they make the monorail only 3 blocks long instead of traveling all around downtown Seattle lol?
Hi Dwayne, Thanks for watching and for your question. The monorail is actually 0.9-mile (1.4 km) long from downtown to the Seattle Center, and was built as a centerpiece for the 1962 World's Fair. From what I understand, uncertain financial conditions at the time limited the monorail route to about what it is today (with some modification that have been made to the downtown terminal since it opened). Monorails were always a bit gimmicky and not as proven to be efficient and effective as other transport modes, although they successfully operate in Germany, Japan, Disneyland, China, and other locations. Now you have a streetcar (light rail) operating around downtown Seattle, with some of the construction still happening. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Nice pics! A couple of comments. At 5:29 that overhead looks to be a trolleybus version of a streetcar "grand union"! Then later I saw other batches of really complicated overhead lol! Most (not all) trolleybus systems were installed when bus power train/ transmissions were not quite robust enough for the job & the overhead system was in pretty good shape. Seattle looks to be in this scenario with all the steep hills to conquer. I did not see one remnant of trolley track in all the pics. Perhaps the war effort saw all the rails removed. Finally, is it just me but did I see some of the longest trolley poles I have ever seen on a trolleybus, on some of the units?
Hi Reg, I don't think they had any grand unions, but they had more than one "almost grand union" complex intersection. Have a look at www.sfu.ca/person/dearmond/link/Seattle.OH.Map.JPG (hope the link works) for a 1978 Seattle trolleybus overhead map. The overhead was interesting too because it was the older style Westinghouse, not Ohio brass. You'll note the directional switches in the picture at 5:29 have three contactors, the first being an electrical reset, instead of the mechanical resets on Ohio Brass overhead.
I don't remember seeing any remnant of trolley track anywhere there. There are lots of steep hills in the Seattle area and that is why trolleybuses were a natural choice. At lease trolleybuses are still running there on a system that's been expanded since my visits.
As for the long poles, maybe it's an optical illusion because the coaches are so short. Regards, tassiebaz.
Barely the 60s if at all. 62 was when needle was built and it was painted galaxy gold for the fair. It remained that color for years. It is clearly white in one of the first photos in this group.
Hi Peter, Thanks for watching and for your comment. My first visit to Seattle was in 1967, and then not again until 1970. So some of the pictures were taken during that first visit, and then all the rest after the 60s. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
9:09 The good old days when regular gas was 29 cents a gallon.
Hi Captain, Thanks for watching and for your observation. We probably thought 29 cents was expensive then as gas had previously been even less. Regards, tassiebaz.
Yeah it’s called inflation dude.
@@tassiebaz r/woosh
1940 Trolley had started Watch Rails To Rubber
Hi Nighisti, Thanks for watching and for your reference to the Rails to Rubber. It was most interesting. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
Grew up in the 50s in many seattle areas and was a little kid but was lucky enuff to roam the streets and ride the buses all around the town and remember most of these places in the movie. Back then seattle had a magic feel like you could never imagine!! "unless you were here and seen it for yourself. Ive seen movies like these but never to this extent. while viewing these pictures saw places I havent seen since the late 50s early 60s thru the 70s. which I experienced first hand and reconized every one! Theirs a few that took me by surprised and had forgotten where and what they were, never the less had walked by many. I can begin to tell you HOW DISCUSTING I am seeing the terrible state its been in post 2000 and beyound. MONEY HUNGRY TYRANTS LIKE BEZO and thier cronies have turned that once loved and respected city into a GLASS GARBAGE DUMP with their GAS GUZZLING OVER SIZE VANS ETC. destroying the enviroment and landscapes.
All this trouble started with BILLY GATES and has went down hill ever since turning seattle into a CESS POOL of COMPUTER YUPPY WANNABES polluting and destroying the city putting many homeless with raising property and home taxes out of site for many, "hence the homeless situation. Needless to say seattle HAS DIED AND WILL NEVER BE THE SAME as you can see from these actual pictures>>>>>>>>>>>For some of us here who rememeber " We never knew how good we had it
Hi stan, Thanks for watching and for sharing your nice memories of the good old days in Seattle, and for your assessment of the more recent situation there. I always enjoyed my many visits to Seattle and have many fond memories of the places I saw and the people I met.
Unfortunately, Seattle is not the only place where I have received reports of things not like they used to be, and it is a bit sad. The big worry is that things will get worse and not better. Progress has proven to not always be positive, especially for those of us who have lived through better times. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
I lived in Seattle 1983 to 1986. I think by then the trolley buses were discontinued as I don't recall them. As always your photography work is superb! I love all your collections from all over the US and world. You were lucky to catch Seattle in some of the rare clear and sunny days lol. I remember these tee shirts: "The Seattle Rain Festival: January 1st to December 31st" and "People in Seattle don't tan, they rust". Lol. Question: I noticed that there were green/white trolleys and then there were red/white trolleys, were they from different eras?
Hi 2016 Road King, Thanks for watching and for your kind words. The red/white paint scheme was a later one that the green/white. The red/white scheme first showed up in my pictures in 1972. I did have some good weather luck with my visits to Seattle, but did have some rain too. When it's nice there, it's really nice. Actually, the trolleybus system was completely shut down for rebuild and expansion in January, 1978. The first routes were back in service in September, 1979 with the entire system running by the summer of 1981 bigger and better than before. This was almost a miracle at a time when many systems were shutting down, but an study found that trolleybuses were better for Seattle's hilly terrain. Regards, tassiebaz.
They started tearing out the overhead in preparation for the bus tunnel which was a cut and cover project begun in 1987. In the early 90s the wire went back up with a whole new fleet including bendybuses. Several new routes were also converted to trolley.
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Hi Mohammed, Thanks for watching and for taking the time to let me know you liked it. I appreciate it. Stay well. Cheers, tassiebaz.
remember anyone Twitter or anything like this morning or emergency alert amber right now come over 90s nickelodeon anyone Twitter
Hi Ricardo, Thanks for watching. Cheers, tassiebaz.
@@tassiebaz hi friend
bro why would u water mark this shiet unless u took the photos smh
Hi kurisu beats, Thanks for watching and for your comment. On the advice of more experienced UA-camrs who have had their images used without their permission, I have decided to watermark my images. All images in all my presentations were personally taken by me. Stay well and all the best for 2021, Cheers, tassiebaz.
@@tassiebaz ohhh so u did take them. Awesome work and ur watermark makes more sense now haha
@@2GoneFilmz Thanks for your kind words. Take care.
@@tassiebaz I was in high school in the 60s in Seattle and these pics bring back some fond memories. I am still here in Seattle. I rode the 10 Capitol Hill, the 13 19th Ave E, and the 1 Kinnear. Thanks
@@kevinstich7603 Hi, Thanks for watching and for your comment. I'm glad these pix brought back some good memories and I appreciate you taking the time to let me know. I have great memories of my visits to Seattle. Cheers, tassiebaz.