With downtown Seattle on the southern horizon, the soon-to-open Northgate light-rail station is seen from the air at sundown last week. Interstate 5 and the new John Lewis footbridge are west of the station. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
With downtown Seattle on the southern horizon, the soon-to-open Northgate light-rail station is seen from the air at sundown last week. Interstate 5 and the new John Lewis footbridge are west of the station. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
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