Seattle Center Monorail At 55: 'it's Always 1962 On The Monorail'

Fifty-five years ago Friday, the Seattle Center Monorail opened to the public about a month before the World's Fair opened at Seattle Center, then the Century 21 Exposition Center.

Topics:  world's fair   century   exposition   seattle   center   opened   
BING NEWS:
  • Open Thread 45
    Lynnwood Link (August 30). Transit Updates: SDOT is closing the Spokane Street Swing Bridge (low bridge) for 10 days starting Friday, April 19 ...
    04/14/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
  • Man arrested after car plows into scaffolding in downtown Seattle crash
    An early morning crash at a busy intersection of downtown Seattle ended with a car crashing through an array of construction scaffolding.
    04/8/2024 - 6:20 am | View Link
  • Geocaching brings a modern-day treasure hunt to the Seattle area
    Meet the people who explore Seattle and beyond through geocaching, a not-so-secret treasure hunt with roots in the Pacific Northwest.
    04/7/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
  • Seattle: City of soaring views and cherry blossoms
    Clustered in the city’s civic arts centre, the Space Needle, Chihuly Glass gallery, pop museum offer spectacular views, stunning art and recent history.
    04/6/2024 - 12:30 am | View Link
  • The ‘World Cup’ of breaking returns to Seattle after two decades
    Dufon “Orb” Smith remembers when Seattle’s breaking scene was truly underground. In 1996, after Orb moved to the city from Las Vegas, he found a dance community that was still getting its ...
    04/4/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
  • More
BING SEARCH:
  • Home
    Visit the Seattle Center Monorail. Providing fast, direct transportation between Downtown and Seattle Center since 1962! 12/23/22 Seattle Center Monorail is suspending service indefinitely due to icy conditions.
    04/16/2024 - 3:59 am | View Website
  • About the Monorail
    Seattle Center Monorail carries over two million passengers each year. Our passengers are a combination of locals who use the system to travel to work, school, and events taking place at Seattle Center or downtown, as well as domestic and international tourists visiting Seattle.
    04/16/2024 - 3:09 am | View Website
  • Seattle Center Monorail | Visit Seattle
    Seattle Center Station is at Seattle Center and is adjacent to the Space Needle, MoPOP, Chihuly Garden and Glass, Pacific Science Center and more. The Monorail is open daily – the train departs approximately every 10 minutes. Address 370 Thomas St, Ste 200, Seattle, WA 98109. Phone (206) 905-2600.
    04/16/2024 - 1:07 am | View Website
  • Getting to Seattle Center
    Seattle Center Monorail: The City of Seattle’s dedicated rail line, traveling between Seattle Center and Westlake Center in less than two minutes, resumed service this week after extensive upgrades. The work modernizes the monorail system, provides better access to the red and blue trains, improves the connection to Link Light Rail and the ...
    04/16/2024 - 12:17 am | View Website
  • Seattle Center Monorail
    Seattle Center Monorail. The Monorail travels directly between Westlake Center (5th and Pine Street) and Seattle Center (adjacent to Space Needle and the Museum of Popular Culture). It is America's first full-scale commercial monorail system. The Monorail departs approximately every 10 minutes.
    04/15/2024 - 7:16 pm | View Website
  • More
Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More U.s. News