Slog - Comments on Currently Hanging

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:50:30 -0800

Nice shot of the old Mercer Island bridge before they ruined it, too.

Comment by fixo

fixo — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:32:12 -0800

Of course you mean the Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Fnarf (now the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge). Or, as my crowd used to call it, the "Old Bridge," to distinguish it from the "New Bridge" (now the Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge�Evergreen Point). It seems to me that most people simply say "520" and "I-90" now, which is a bit of a shame. the old bridge had that bulge in the middle that required two pretty sharp turns to get around, and led to lots of watery deaths.

Comment by BELMONT PLACE

BELMONT PLACE — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:41:14 -0800

Ava Gardner?

Comment by Ace

Ace — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:58:48 -0800

looks like my very beautiful mother: who was often compared to Ingrid Bergman: sure tugged at a schoolboy heart, your mom is so pretty, even from teachers

my family were an early part of the urbanite flood to then rural Bellevue: early on simply the Floating Bridge
15 cent tolls, I think, no traffic, pre I-90 construction

Dad could hit downtown on Madison in 9-10 minutes with no stops, 70 mph and little rush hour, we had a series of Nashs. The bath tub Ambassador was posh DELUXE and the seats made a full bed

tolls paid for bridge in about 12 years, way early