Still haven’t posted those bathroom updates... No worries. They’ll come, eventually.
We really don’t have much information about our place here. Nothing much in writing and very few photos. King County Archives may have some old photos, but we haven’t made it in there (it’s by appointment only) to view what they have.
However!!!! While I was looking for something completely different the other day, I stumbled on an announcement on the King County web site. They now have aerial photos from 1938! This is a major clue to our place here as we have no idea exactly where and what buildings were around at that time and we certainly have no clue about where the field drain tiles supposedly are. Until now that is!
Here is an aerial photo, blurry as it is, showing that our property line used to be a bit further north and that there was probably a large garden or orchard on the south fence line.
Compare it to the aerial photo taken in 2005, shortly after our hay harvest, and you can see the differences in buildings and fence lines and trees.
And here is a slideshow of all aerial photos available onlne from King County. Amazing!
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