Airships over the Klondike

Prospectors headed to the 1897 gold rush in Alaska had to bring tons of provisions with them. Some imagined the possibility of airships carrying freight and gold back and forth to the Klondike, and suddenly, airships were being "seen" all over the world.

Transporting Seattle, One Bus at a Time

King County Metro operator Clay McClure is one of the many essential workers who help transport Seattle's residents to and from destinations during the coronavirus pandemic, risking his own health and safety to help others. While McClure worries about himself and his loved ones, he is also concerned about Metro's ridership as the pandemic continues to affect our communities. We followed McClure on one day of his life, as he navigated being a resident of Seattle and a bus driver operating a line that often carries some of the city's most at-risk population.

Seattle's Ramps to Nowhere

Bustling Seattle was building one freeway after another in the 1960s and 70s. One was going to slice right through the Washington Park Arboretum, until citizen activists stopped it in its tracks.