I work for the UW and my office pretty much sits on top of this now. So amazing that this was how it was done here only 50 years ago, we've come a long way!
Krystyn Lowe Yah. This view of reality is someplace else now. We see a concrete facility where we dump our stuff into a big hole that’s just a big semi trailer. They get this view.
I attended the UW from 1977 to 1982. Last three years there I lived in McMahon Hall. Last year there, the cluster I was in was on the view side overlooking the lake and the Union Bay, such is the privilege of being a long timer. Had no idea that there was an OPEN AIR GARBAGE DUMP right there where no doubt everyone on campus can SMELL it!! Closed in 1971, down the memory hole by 1977 as far as anyone on campus even mentioning it! They literally covered it up!
There is still a dump near S. Hanford Street and 4th avenue S if you want to see a flock of seagulls like that. Its also fun to watch the trucks back up south bound 4th avenue S queuing up to get in there.
The formation of "Metro" is what brought the changes that cleaned up Lake Washington, by making all the surrounding communities have joint responsibility for their waste. "The Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle was created by a local referendum on September 9, 1958, as a regional authority tasked with management of wastewater and water quality issues in King County. The authority was formed after civic leaders, including those in the Municipal League, noted that solutions to regional issues were complicated by local boundaries and a plethora of existing special districts. The state legislature approved the formation of a combined transportation, sewage, and planning authority in 1957, but the countywide referendum was rejected by a majority outside of Seattle. Metro, as the authority came to be called, was restricted to sewage management and given a smaller suburban jurisdiction ahead of the successful September referendum. By 1967, the agency had completed its $125 million sewage treatment system, which diverted 20 million gallons (76 million liters) that had previously contaminated Lake Washington..."
Looks very much like what happens at Waste Management's Riverbend Landfill on the banks of the Yamhill River Bank outside of McMinnville. 1000's of tons of unsorted garbage being dumped on exclusive farm lands. And Yamhill County Commissioners George and Springer just today approved a huge expansion of the dump here in the heart of the Willamette Valley. Just drive up and dump whatever you want. No recycling necessary.
So many Seagals. Didn't see plastic bags. I don't think the creator had tis in mind , when we we created! Thank you big business! You've ruined the earth and managed to blame it on the average guy! Genius! As the richer get richer. You should be ashamed!
i do remember and having to sit in the car as a child, never realizing, how dammaging we were then! My god! The seagulls were thick!! The vid shows the burgermaster near by, my memory of it, is 1967-68, occasionally a stench rolled through, never connected thst it was the dump! I thought it was a nearby smelter or factory, all the tall smoke stacks! Im saddened by the video, not your fault, its a memory, nothing to do with woke crap! But like I mentioned, as a kid not realizing the damage! Later we went to the dump nrar fremont, they collected the garbage and hauled it here! Jesus! Well, as the song says, "The needle and the damage done!"
I remember going there as a kid. When you're 6, going to the dump is a blast! Thanks for sharing.
I work for the UW and my office pretty much sits on top of this now. So amazing that this was how it was done here only 50 years ago, we've come a long way!
Krystyn Lowe Yah. This view of reality is someplace else now. We see a concrete facility where we dump our stuff into a big hole that’s just a big semi trailer. They get this view.
In a related story, Seattle seagull population down drastically from the 1960's.
I attended the UW from 1977 to 1982. Last three years there I lived in McMahon Hall. Last year there, the cluster I was in was on the view side overlooking the lake and the Union Bay, such is the privilege of being a long timer. Had no idea that there was an OPEN AIR GARBAGE DUMP right there where no doubt everyone on campus can SMELL it!! Closed in 1971, down the memory hole by 1977 as far as anyone on campus even mentioning it! They literally covered it up!
I wrote a sci-fi story once about a guy in the future who worked digging up all the landfills and mining them for resources.
That Burgermaster is still there! I think? Haven't been to Seattle in a few weeks so it could be a condo now. 😉
The Burgermaster is still there.
Still there now too, I think it's practically a historical landmark
I wish the quality was better, but otherwise, an interesting video. Thanks for sharing this.
There is still a dump near S. Hanford Street and 4th avenue S if you want to see a flock of seagulls like that. Its also fun to watch the trucks back up south bound 4th avenue S queuing up to get in there.
damn. I've done tons of birding down there; it really is awesome for birding. It's sobering to see what it was like not too long ago...
As a early teenager our family went there many times in our 1954 Pontiac.
Garbage is sent to other places now on BSNF unit trains. Same concept just in another location.
Makes one wonder how the city of Seattle would have ever approved (even in the 60's) a dumping site this close to Lake Washington! DUH!!
Small towns around Lake Washington dumped raw sewage into Lake Washington back then
The formation of "Metro" is what brought the changes that cleaned up Lake Washington, by making all the surrounding communities have joint responsibility for their waste. "The Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle was created by a local referendum on September 9, 1958, as a regional authority tasked with management of wastewater and water quality issues in King County. The authority was formed after civic leaders, including those in the Municipal League, noted that solutions to regional issues were complicated by local boundaries and a plethora of existing special districts. The state legislature approved the formation of a combined transportation, sewage, and planning authority in 1957, but the countywide referendum was rejected by a majority outside of Seattle. Metro, as the authority came to be called, was restricted to sewage management and given a smaller suburban jurisdiction ahead of the successful September referendum. By 1967, the agency had completed its $125 million sewage treatment system, which diverted 20 million gallons (76 million liters) that had previously contaminated Lake Washington..."
parts of our old house are under there
The largest landfill in the Unites States is just north of Las Vegas Nevada. 2500 acers. What do we do when that runs out?
Looks very much like what happens at Waste Management's Riverbend Landfill on the banks of the Yamhill River Bank outside of McMinnville. 1000's of tons of unsorted garbage being dumped on exclusive farm lands. And Yamhill County Commissioners George and Springer just today approved a huge expansion of the dump here in the heart of the Willamette Valley. Just drive up and dump whatever you want. No recycling necessary.
Good music. Intense.
1:24 at least some things never change
wow no recycling then
we grow organic food on top of this now
such a cool instrumental song
So many Seagals.
Didn't see plastic bags.
I don't think the creator had tis in mind , when we we created!
Thank you big business!
You've ruined the earth and managed to blame it on the average guy! Genius!
As the richer get richer.
You should be ashamed!
i do remember and having to sit in the car as a child, never realizing, how dammaging we were then!
My god! The seagulls were thick!!
The vid shows the burgermaster near by, my memory of it, is 1967-68, occasionally a stench rolled through, never connected thst it was the dump!
I thought it was a nearby smelter or factory, all the tall smoke stacks!
Im saddened by the video, not your fault, its a memory, nothing to do with woke crap! But like I mentioned, as a kid not realizing the damage!
Later we went to the dump nrar fremont, they collected the garbage and hauled it here!
Jesus! Well, as the song says, "The needle and the damage done!"
best days in seattle and waswhich ofcourse has now turned the $hit
Ahhhh... the good old days of unlimited polluting... LIBERTY!
"Best" he says. Nah.
You looked at a landfill and you said "best days"... I think you need to go to a doctor.
Unless you’re in San Diego, there’s no better major metropolitan area in the United States. I’ve been to all 50 states, so I’m not blowing smoke.