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1.1.07.1w Arboretum Foundation scrapbook all about the bridge

Date statement: : 1953-1957
Summary:

 1 large album in box
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 16x13" brown album labelled "1953-1957," containing these pages, sources unknown except as marked:
8/28/1953, "A Bridge Has/Two Ends," P-I.  On same page: 8/26/1953, "East Side Groups/Fighting Kirkland/As Span Terminus"; n.d., "Doctor Warns Lake Bridge/Could Damage Arboretum."
n.d., "Kirkland Area Fought/As Terminus Of Span." On same page: n.d., "Group Re-formed/To Study Span."
n.d., "2nd Span's Location Up To Experts, Says Kirkland Mayor."  On same page: 9/24/1953, "Group Oppose/Proposed 2d Lake Bridge Location," P-I.
9/10/1953, "Backers Say Sand Point Span Possible At Lower Cost," P-I.
10/4/1953, "Battle Rages/Over Bridges," P-I.  On same page: 10/3/1953, "Span Unit Hits/Selfishness," P-I.
10/16/1953, "Langlie Declares/2d Lake Bridging/Some Time Away."
11/30/1955, "Second Lake Span Will Be Straightaway," P-I.
10/16/1953, "Speakers Give Views On Lake Bridge," P-I.
11/27/1955, "Arboretum in Path of Bridge Approach Regardless of Span Site," Seattle Times. On  same page: 11/5/1955, "Allied Arts Committee Has/Plan For Freeway Development," Argus.
11/23/1955, "Beauty Should Not Be Sacrificed."  On same page: "There's No Water in Dubuque"; 11/28/1955, "State Assures Arboretum Safeguard," Seattle Times; n.d., "Plans to Protect/Arboretum Hit/As Inadequate."
12/1/1955, "Arboretum/Preservation/To Be Talked." On same page: 12/2/1955, "Planners To/Renew Stand/On New Bridge," 2 copies; n.d., "Legal Opinion/In Arboretum/Dispute Asked"; 12/2/1955, "Langlie Accused Of/Trying to Force/Montlake Span Site," Seattle Times.
12/2/1955, [?]"Everyone's For Second Lake Span--But The 'Site' Of It!"  On same page: 12/6/1955, "Group Fights Bridge Route in Arboretum."
12/3/1955, "No Second Rate Job Wanted," Argus.  On same page: 12/3/1955, "A Plea for a Comprehensive/Sewer System Big Enough/To Float a Bridge," Argus; 12/5/1955, "The Wrong Decision?," Argus.
n.d., "In Defense of Arboretum," P-I.  On same page:12/11/1955, "Bridge Hearing May Be Needed."
12/17/1955, "Editorial Comment/Better Answers Needed," Argus.  On same page: 12/17/1955, Paul R. Green letter, Argus; 12/17/1955, "Arboretum Group/In New Span Attack," P-I.
12/19/1955, "Arboretum/Approach/In Issue."  On same page: 12/23/1955, "Let's End This Squabbling/And Agree on a Bridge Plan."
12/9/1955, "Groups Oppose/Arboretum Route," P-I.  On same page: 12/9/1955, "Mountaineers/Voice Appeal/For Arboretum."
12/10/1955, "Puget Sound and Fury/Is It Smart to be Dumb?," Argus.  On Same page: 12/3/1955, "Protest," P-I; 12/10/1955, "Governor on Spot?/Arboretum Board/Demands Relocation/Of Second Bridge," Argus.
n.d., "Prized Trees in Arboretum to Be Lost."
10/29/1955, "Floating Bridge May Destroy/Lake's Recreatonal Value," Argus.
12/11/1955, "Don't Blame the Governor;/City Officials Decided It," Seattle Times.  On same page: 12/13/1955, "Span Route/Hearing/Indecisive"; 12/14/1955, "Council Group/Avoids Stand/On Span Route."
12/15/1955, "Photos Show Planned Road Through Arboretum," Seattle Times. On same page: 12/15/1955, "Sand Point/Bridge Site/Urged Again."
12/17/[1955], Arboretum/Group Gives/Stand on Span."  On same page: 12/17/1955, "Resolution/Drawn On/Span Route," Seattle Times; 12/18/1955, "Legislator/Backs New/Span Talks," P-I.
n.d., "3 Councilmen Open Fight on Road/Through Arboretum" headline, no article.  On same page: n.d., "3 Councilmen/To Fight/Bridge Route"; 12/19/1955, "City's Role in Bridge-Route/Fight Viewed as Strong," Seattle Times.
12/24/1955, "Dear Editor," Argus. On same page: 12/24/1955, "Editorial Comment/A New Approach," Argus.
12/25/1955, "Effort Is Under Way to Resolve Controversy Over 2nd Lake Washington Bridge," Seattle Times. On same page: Madison/Point Plan/Criticized."
1/7/1956, "Bridge Study Should Include/Plans Firm, Says Commission."  On same page: 1/11/1956, "Lake Washington/Armistice/Declared In/Span Battle."
n.d., "Eastern Approach," Seattle Times.
12/14/1955, "Times Readers Have Their Say," Seattle Times.  On same page: 1/10/1956, "Times Readers Have Their Say," Seattle Times; n.d., "Times Readers," Seattle Times; n.d., "Times Readers Have Their Say," Seattle Times; 12/16/1955, "Times Readers Have Their Say," Seattle Times.
n.d., Four more "Times Readers Have Their Say," Seattle Times.
n.d., Two more "Times Readers Have Their Say," Seattle Times.  On same page: 12/15/1955, "Bridge Approaches," P-I; n.d., "Hip! Hurrah For/Homer Hadley."
n.d., "Fact-Finding/Group Named/On Span Plans."  On same page: 1/13/56, "Arboretum," P-I; n.d., "Bridge Advocates'/Meeting Shifted."
1/11/1956, "Planning Experts Should Advise on Site of 2nd Lake Bridge, Says City Council Group," Seattle Times.  On same page: 1/17/1956, "New Bridge/Site Offered/By State," P-I.
1/19/1956, "Toll Authority/Studies Bridge/Plans Anew," Seattle Times. On same page: 1/18/1956, "New Lake Span Controversy Flares/Lake Bridge/Controversy/Flares Anew," P-I.
1/18/1956, "Goodloe Would Parallel/Present Lake Bridge," Seattle Times.
1/20/1956,"To Bridge or Not to Bridge?" "Bridge Consultant's Finding May Be Final," Seattle Times.
1/19/1956, "New Bridge Site Suggested By State/Toll Bridge Authority," Eastsider. On same page: n.d., "By Majority Rule," Seattle Times; 2/3/1956, "Bridge Approach," P-I; 1/12/1956, "Editorial of the Day," Sammamish Vallley News; 1/16/1956, "Times Readers/Playing Ostrich," Seattle Times.
1/23/1956, "East Side Garden Lover," P-I.  On same page: 1/22/1956, "Retarded Growth," Seattle Times; 1/22/1956, "Stop This Nonsense," Seattle Times; 1/23/1956, "Bridge Group To/Meet in Kirkland," Seattle Times; 1/27/1956 and 1/25/1956, "Times Readers Have Their Say," Seattle Times; 1/27/1956, "State Authorizes/Lake-Span Survey."
1/24/1956, "All Interests/Assured Voice/On New Span," P-I.  On same page: 1/24/1956, "Sand Point-Kirkland Bridge Route Again Under Fire," Seattle Times; 1/24/1956, "Sand Point/Bridge Opposed"; 2/9/1956, "The Engineers," P-I.
1/26?/1956, "Arboretum Director Speaks Out," East Side Journal. On same page: 1/9/1956, "New Study/Of 2d Lake/Bridge Voted," P-I.
2/9/1956, "Another Letter on Second Bridge," East Side Journal.  On same page: 2/29/1956, "Gay Little Flowers/Defying Our Winter," P-I.
2/20/1956 and n.d, "Times Readers Have Their Say," Seattle Times.  On same page: 2/19/1956, "Roads and Trees," P-I; 3/1/1956, "Engineer For/2nd Lake Span/Arrives Tuesday," Seattle Times; 2/56, letter, Argus.
2/26/1956, "Engineers Plan to Begin March 5 on Study for Second Lake Bridge," Seattle Times.  On same page: 3/6/1956, "Fight For 2d Lake Span Pushed," P-I; 4/3/1957, Empire Way/'Expressway'/Defended," Seattle Times.
3/7/1956, "Everyone Agrees On A Bridge Site--Somewhere Else!," P-I. On same page: 5/7/1956, "Where's The Bridge?," P-I; 4/4/1957, "Parallel Span/Has Backing/By C Of C."
6/5/1956, "A Second Span Alongside Floating Bridge?," Seattle Times.  On same page: 6/11/1956, "Bridge Group/Protests Delay/On Second Span," Seattle Times; 6/8/1956, "Bridge Users Protest Delay/In Building Of 2d Lake Span," P-I; 6/12/1956, "Parallel Lake/Bridge Called/Too Expensive," Seattle Times; 6/12/1956, "Bridge Unit/OKs Delay/'With Regret,'" P-I.
6/1956, "Freeways Will East Traffic."  On same page: 6/1956, "Use of New Road/Funds Urged For/Second Lake Bridge."
7/15/1956, "Parallel Lake/Bridge Given/Preference," P-I.
7/15/1956, "Parallel Bridge Plan Lauded, Attacked," P-I.  On same page: 7/15/1956, "Breakdown Of Costs," P-I.
7/15/1956, "Toll Bridge Beside Present Lake Bridge/Favored by Engineers Hired by State," Seattle Times, 2 pp.
7/15/1956, "Citizens'Group/Divided On/New Bridge," Seattle Times.  On same page: 7/15/1956, "Choice of Bridge Site/Both Hailed, Denounced," Seattle Times; 7/15/1956, "Bridge Costs/Make Financing/Difficult," Seattle Times.
7/16/1956, "Eastsiders/Will Fight/Parallel Span," P-I.  On same page: 7/17/1956, "Kirkland Opposes/Parallel Span," Seattle Times; 7/17/1956, "Metal Trade/Council Against/Parallel Bridge," Seattle Times; 7/17/1956, "Opinion On/Side-by-Side/Spans Divided," Seattle Times; 7/14/1956, "Lake Bridge/To Parallel/Present One," Argus.
7/16/1956, "Second-Lake-Bridge Plan/Mired in Controversies," Seattle Times.
7/17/1956, "Population/Trend Cited/As Factor," Seattle Times. On same page: n.d., "Clinton Calls/Parley On/Lake Bridge; n.d., "Toll Bridge Authority Will/Delay Decision on New Site"; n.d., "Bellevue Council/To Discuss Bridge."
7/24/1956, "Bellevue And/Medina Split/On 2nd Bridge," Seattle Times.  On same page: 7/24/1956, "Reversible/Express Toll/Bridge Urged," Seattle Times; 7/24/1956, "Times Readers Have Their Say," 2 letters, Seattle Times.
7/27/1956, "Toll Bridge Authority to Decide/On Parallel Span in 2 Weeks," Seattle Times. On same page: 7/27/1956, "Times Readers Have Their Say," 2 letters, Seattle Times; 7/27/1956, "Lake Bridge Group/OKs Parallel Span," P-I; 7/30/1956, "Toll Bridge/Rejected By/Highway Group," Seattle Times.
7/28/1956, "Break the Silence," Argus.  On same page: 8/1/1956, "From Bird Lovers," P-I; 8/3/1956, "Toll Plans/Will Need/Authorizing," Seattle Times;  8/2/1956, "Times Readers Have The[ir Say], Seattle Times; 8/2/1956, "Parallel Lake/Bridge Favored," P-I; 8/2/1956, "Lake Bridge," P-I.
8/3/1956, "2nd Lake Bridge/Petitions Being/Circulated," Seattle Times.  On same page: n.d., "Voice Of The People," P-I; 8/5/1956, "'Light, Variable,'" P-I; 8/7/1956, "T.B.A. Delays/Word on Lake/Site 60 Days," Seattle Times; 8/7/1956, "Lack of Understanding," Seattle Times; 8/7/1956, "Toll Bridge/Authority Takes/No Span Action," P-I; n.d., "Bridge Blunder?"
8/8/1956, "State-Level Action/On Bridge Delayed," P-I.  On same page: 9/56 and 7/30, "Times Readers Have Their Say," Seattle Times.
9/8/1956, "League Endorses Parallel Lake Bridge," Municipal News.
9/6/1956, "Sand Point Span Has Its Backers," East Side Journal.  On same page: 9/6/1956, "Group Demands Mayor Clarify Bellevue's/Stand on Second Lake Washington Bridge," East Side Journal; 9/19/1956, "Bridge Users/Meet Tonight/At Bellevue," Seattle Times; 9/20/1956, "North Lake/Span Favored/by Rosellini," P-I.
9/20/1956, "Time on Side of Evergreen Site," East Side Journal.  On same page: 9/20/1956, "Letters to the Editor," East Side Journal; 10/10/1956, "New 'North'/Span Favored/by Anderson," Seattle Times; 10/10/1956, "Anderson Says/He's Against/Parallel Bridge," P-I; 10/12/1956, "Bridge Group/Hits Anderson," P-I.
10/14/1956, "Second Lake Bridge at Evergreen Point/Expected to be Proposed by New Study," Seattle Times.  On same page: 10/16/1956, "Lake Bridge/Legislative/Vote Asked," P-I; n.d., "Group Favoring Parallel Lake/Span Criticizes Anderson"; n.d., "Councilmen Stand Firm For/Parallel Lake Washington Span."
9/27/1956, "Second Span Site Decision Near," East Side Journal. On same page: n.d., Rosellini Declares in Favor Of/'Immediate' Northern Bridge," East Side Journal; n.d., "DeLeuw-Cather/Report Scored In/Anderson Talk," East Side Journal; n.d., "Sand Point Out/Langlie Says/In Local Talks," East Side Journal.
10/19/1956, "'Mechanical Brain'/May Pick Span Site," P-I.  On same page: 10/18/1956, "Bridge Study Has/Two Weeks to Go"; 10/25/1956, no headline, Poulsbo Kitsap County Herald; 10/27/1956, "On Guard," Argus; 11/5/1956, "Second Bridge," P-I.
11/6/1956, "'Brain' Stops On Poll:/Lake Bridge Status/Is Without Parallel," P-I.  On same page: 11/18/1956, "Completion of Many State/And City Projects Awaited," Seattle Times; n.d., "Comedians Now Are Getting Into/the Lake-Bridge Discussion," Seattle Times; 11/16/1956, Madison Park/Tunnel Urged/For Lake Span," Seattle Times; n.d., "Don't Dam The Lake," Seattle Times.
11/11/1956, "Times Readers Have Their Say:/Over or Under," Seattle Times.  On same page: 11/16/1956, "New Analysis/Of Second Lake/Bridge Slated," P-I; 11/16/1956, "October Bridge/Traffic Tops/Million Mark," P-I; 11/14/1956, "Speed On Lake Bridge/Decision Asked By Users," P-I; 11/28/1956, "Montlake/High Level/Span Favored," P-I.
11/28/1956, "High Span/At Montlake/Backed By/City Engineer," Seattle Times.  On same page: 12/6/1956, "New Report/Will Be/Submitted," Seattle Times; 12/7/1956, "Montlake Site For/Bridge Challenged/by Van Soelen," Seattle Times; n.d., "City Can't/Block Bridge/At Montlake," P-I.
12/9/1956, "3 Groups Assail Proposal for Evergreen Point-Montlake Bridge," Seattle Times.  On same page: 12/9/1956, "Arboretum/Group Hits/Span Route," P-I; 12/7/1956, "Evergreen Pt./Bridge Route/OK'd, Rapped," P-I.
12/10/1956, "Montlake/Club Protests/Proposal For/Lake Bridge," Seattle Times.  On same page: n.d., "Cost of Bridge Project Goes Up," Seattle Times; 1/29/1957, "Solons Set/Hearing on Site/Of Lake Bridge," Seattle Times; 1/30/1957, "Rosellini For/Montlake Site/For 2nd Bridge," Seattle Times.
12/12/1956, "Toll Bridge Authority/O.K's Evergreen-Montlake Site," Seattle Times.  On same page: n.d, "Madison Park/Club Renews/Bridge Attack"; n.d., [?]"Again Urged/By Engineer."
12/13/1956, "Evergreen Bridge/Site OKd by TBA," P-I.  On same page: 12/1956, "Legal Consideration Will Delay Third Lake/Bridge if Second Toll Span Is Constructed," Seattle Times; 12/27/1956, "New Group To Fight/For Parallel Bridge," P-I; 12/1956, "Rosellini Pressed for O.K./For Parallel Lake Bridge"; 12/30/1956, "Society Urges/Parallel Bridge/For Lake Wash.," Seattle Times.
1/2/1957, "Questions Unanswered," Seattle Times.  On same page: 1/3/1957, "Bridge Hassle," P-I; 1/3/1957, "Bridge Site Still in Jeopardy," East Side Journal.
1/7/1957, "The Mess He Left," Seattle Times.  On same page: n.d., "South Mercer Island Bridge," Seattle Times; 1/10/1957, "Kindergartens, Pensions, 2d/Lake Bridge Among/Rosellini Aims," P-I.
1/10/1957, "2d Lake Bridge/Group Members/Seek Meeting," P-I.  On same page: 1/15/1957, "Bridge Debate," "Seems A Shame," "Bottle Up the Noise," Seattle Times; 1/15/1957, "Evergreen Point Bridge Site/Urged at Bellevue Meeting," Seattle Times; 1/16/1957, "Parallel Bridge/Plan Said Costly/By Users Unit," P-I; 1/18;1957, "Expected Legislation/On 2nd Lake Bridge/Should Clarify Issues," Seattle Times.
1/8/1957, "Letter To The Editor."  On same page: 1/24/1957, "Mrs. Hanson Qualified/To Resolve Problem/Of 2nd Lake Bridge," Seattle Times; 1/23/1957, "3 Seattle Solons/Back Bill For/Parallel Bridge," P-I; 1/25/1957, "Arboretum/Board Backs/Parallel Span," P-I; 1/23/1957, "Foundation Meeting," Seattle Times; 1/25/1957, "Evergreen Point/Union Bay Span/Aim of Bill," P-I.
1/25/1957, "Arboretum Foundation Board/Backs Parallel Lake Bridge," Seattle Times.  On same page: 2/5/1957, "House Group to Hold/Hearing on Proposal/To Shift Freeway," Seattle Times; 2/5/1957, "City to Oppose/Evergreen Bridge/Route at Hearing," Seattle Times; 2/6/1957, "Lake Bridge," P-I; n.d., "2d Span Site/Hearing Due."
2/3/1957, "Perhap We Citizens Should Take Over," Seattle Times.  On same page: 2/2/1957, "Evergreen Point Bridge Will/Place Tolls on Both Spans," Argus; 2/6/1957, "Evergreen/Bridge Route/Gets Backing," Seattle Times.
1/3/1957, "The Publisher's Corner," Queen Anne News.  On same page: 2/7/1957, "New And Old/Bridges To/Have Tolls," P-I; 2/6/1957, "'Shakedown Racket'/Exposed by Senator," P-I.
2/5/1957, "The Bridge Location," Daily Olympian.
2/14/1957, "Resumption/Of Tolls/Predicted," Seattle Times.  On same page: 2/18/1957, "Eliminate A Hazard," Seattle Times; 2/16/1957, "Bridge Battle Warms Up--/Decision Up to Rosellini," Argus.
2/19/1957, "House Group/OKs Span To/Evergreen," P-I.  On same page: 2/19/1957, "Montlake-Evergreen Point/Route for Lake Bridge Gains."
2/20/1957, "Inviting Them to Take Freight," Seattle Times.  On same page: 2/21/1957, "Portland Cheered," P-I; 2/2/1957, "It's Absurd," Seattle Times; 2/25/1957, "Bridge Woes," P-I; n.d., "Placing Responsibility for Lake-Bridge Delay," Seattle Times; 2/25/1957, "As State Editors See It," Seattle Times.
2/24/1957, "Plan For Toll/Renewal On/Old Span Hit," P-I.  On same page: 2/25/1957, "North Route/Advantages/Enumerated," P-I.
2/26/1957, "Parallel Unit/Hits Union/Bay Site," P-I.  On same page: 2/26/1957, "Legislature Told/'No' On Span At/Evergreen Point," P-I; 2/26/1957, "Voters Had No Choice on Bridge/Location," Seattle Times; n.d., "Bridge-Access/Cost Worries/City Officials."
2/26/1957, "Evergreen/Route Still/Preferred," Seattle Times.  On same page: 2/26/1957, "Union Bay Span Site/Bill Passes 2d Test," P-I; 2/27/1957, "City's Planners/Say Parallel Span/Best For Future," P-I.
n.d., "One Point on Which/Everyone Can Agree," Seattle Times.  On same page: n.d., "Group Favors/Parallel Bridge"; 3/13/1957, "Senate Passes/Evergreen-Union/Span Approval," P-I; 2/28/1957, "City Planning Group/Hit By Bridge Users," P-I;  5/8/1957, "Evergreen-Bridge/Backers to Meet," Seattle Times; 2/27/1957, "Evergreen/Point Span/OKd," P-I; n.d., "Issaquah Asks/That Span Be/Kept Toll Free."
2/28/1957, "Senate Isn't Likely/To Change Bill For/Second Lake Bridge," Seattle Times.  On same page: 3/1/1957, "2d Bridge/Without/Tolls Seen," P-I; 3/1/1957, "Rosellini Hopes/For Toll-less/Second Bridge"; 3/6/1957, "Mercer Island/Chamber Hits/Tolls On Bridge," P-I; 3/1/1957, "$10,000,000 /Set as Cost/Of Evergreen/Access Route," Seattle Times; 3/6/1957, "Keep Tolls Off/Mercer Unit Urges,"Seattle Times; n.d., "Bridge Idea," P-I; 3/6/1957, "Why Not Madison?," Seatle Times.
3/3/1957, "Parallel-Span/Campaign To/Be Intensified," Seattle Times.  On same page: 3/3/1957, "Muny League/Again Backs/Parallel Span," Seattle Times; 3/3/1957, "Bill Doesn't Assure Second Lake Bridge," Seattle Times; n.d., "Prices May Drop!," Seattle Times.
3/7/1957, "Your State/Representative/Reports," Sammamish Valley News.  On same page: n.d., "an Eastsider reports/from/Olympia"; n.d., "Evergreen Bridge/Proponents Plan/Joint Meeting"; 3/13/1957, "That Bridge," P-I.
2/23/1957, "Whose Bridge Goes Where?," Argus.  On same page: 2/23/1957, "Bridge Runs Into Legal Snags;/Present Commuters Penalized"; [on reverse of previous article] "Clinton Blasts Evergreen Bridge--/Parallel Span Deemed Likely," Argus.
3/13/1957, "If It Won't Pay for Itsellf, Then/Let's Have No New Bridge," Seattle Times. On same page: 3/13/1957, "Bill for Second/Lake Bridge Passes"; 3/14/1957, "They Don't Understand," Seattle Times; 3/2/1957, "Bridge Battle Rages--/Both Sides Claim Victory."
3/14/1957, "Senate Passes Second Bridge Bill/Hailed As Great East Side Victory," East Side Journal .   On same page: 3/9/1957, "Time To Build A Bridge," Argus.                                                                    
Accession date: 2025-08-26 Last updated: 2026-05-05 11:41:30
Subjects: Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge, Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, Arboretum Foundation

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