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[15] [16] The city and chamber of commerce began formally lobbying the state legislature to approve $64.2 million (equivalent to $235 million in 2023 dollars) [6] in 30-year general obligation bonds issued by the state, and a hotel-motel tax increase to pay for the project, which was dubbed the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.
The Port of Seattle, a government agency that operates the airport, studied a rapid transit system between downtown and the airport in the 1960s, but took no further action. [ 11 ] After the 1962 World's Fair and introduction of the Seattle Center Monorail , a proposal was drawn up by fair organizers to extend the system to the airport. [ 12 ]
The airport is served by the 1 Line of Sound Transit's Link light rail system at the SeaTac/Airport station with frequent service to downtown Seattle and the University of Washington. The station opened on December 19, 2009, and is connected to the airport terminal via a pedestrian bridge to the airport parking garage. [88]
(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council has rejected a proposed local capital gains tax, but the bill could be brought back as soon as early next year. Council Bill 120908 would have ...
Crowne Plaza Seattle is affiliated with IHG Hotels & Resorts and has been ranked number 48 in U.S. News & World Report's list of the best Seattle hotels. [5] Lonely Planet says, "This 34-floor downtown skyscraper is more business-like than ostentatious, although a 2014 renovation has upped its ante somewhat. Get a room on one of the higher ...
The hotel was built by Seattle developer Richard Hedreen and opened on November 28, 1970 as The Seattle Hilton Downtown. [4] It was later renamed the Hilton Seattle. [5] [6]In July 2012, Stonebridge Cos., based in Englewood, Colorado, bought the hotel from R.C. Hedreen Co for $60 million. [7]
The building of the Camlin Hotel was sponsored by Adolph Linden and Edmund W. Campbell, the President and Vice-President/Secretary of the Puget Sound Savings & Loan. However, in May, 1926, the month of the hotel's opening, a bank employee had noticed some questionable withdrawals, and had brought them to the attention of the bank's board.
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