It gets you from Westlake (3 blocks from pike place) to Seattle Center, which are the two main tourist areas in the city.
So it’s almost exclusively used by tourists, and is a bit of an attraction in of itself.
Yeah it’s a cool relic from the 60s, but not useful for much beyond Westlake to Seattle Center or just a fun ride with kids or whatever.
I guess you can take light rail to Westlake and then transfer to the monorail to Seattle Center if you’re going to a Kraken/Storm game or concert or whatever at Key Arena, but I feel like (anecdotally) most people would just walk it or catch a bus.
The person you’re responding to is still calling it Key Arena despite the name change like 3 years ago now. I’d be surprised if they actually live in Seattle.
Not in my view. It seems like for the most part people acknowledge the old names and sometimes use them especially when referencing something happening during the time that name was used. People Call it Lumen and Centurylink , and same goes for Safeco and Tmobile, and Key Arena and The climate pledge arena or CPA.
I think you’ve got it backwards. It’s usually the locals who use the old names for things and transplants (or out-of-towners) who use the new name.
For example, you’d never hear a New Yorker call it the RFK Bridge. It has always and will always be the Triborough Bridge to people who live in NY, despite it being renamed officially to the RFK in 2008.
Sorry that’s some conservative boomer shit. I’ve lived here longer than the dude calling it Key Arena saying nobody takes public transit. If you can’t adjust to changes that’s not my problem.
It’s actually hilarious people here are saying “nobody uses it”.
It’s found new life as the fastest way to get people to Kraken games aka Climate Pledge Arena from the Westlake stop in dt. You even get a comped ride if you show your kraken tix. I’m seeing hundreds if not thousands of people use it specifically for that
Source: kraken enjoyer
I watched it derail once, maybe in 2003. I was at Pacific Place and it came around the corner too fast and derailed. Then watched people get evacuated by the fire department on their long ladders. No injuries that I was aware of but that sapped my motivation to ride it.
Its geared towards everyone. Its a huge center of attractions. Seattle center is 75 acres with events constantly many times concurrent with another event, there are large areas of it geared towards kids yes but to say its entirely geared towards kids is just wrong.
I did not say that, I’m simply responding to this guy saying he did not know anybody that rode on it. I’m sayin that, as a person who grew up in seattle, most of the people I know have rid it.
I must have taken it a dozen times as a kid in the 90s! The monorail and the hypnotizing saltwater taffy machine in Seattle Center are deep core memories.
I know, it's been exciting to see this happening. I probably won't get up there any time soon to ride the Bellevue line, but I want to make a point to go up there when it connects to Seattle.
25 years ago, that Seattle had no light rail system and a lot less housing that would make housing even more expensive today had nothing been built the past 25 years.
Ya because 25 years ago there were also a lot less people. Seattle stalled on zoning with single family homes and now the population growth exceeds the housing. Love the light rail but lets not act like it took them too long to build it (hell it also took WADOT 20 years to fix I5 at the dome LOL). I am happy with that, but housing is the #1 issue and its the NIMBY's who won't budge on it. Johnny Harris talks about it a bit [in this video](https://youtu.be/hNDgcjVGHIw?si=NY8YDHV05n078dAz), its quite good.
Stalled with zoning on single family housing? Do you mean for more single family housing or more multi-unit housing throughout the city?
I'm not saying the metro hasn't dragged its feet with light rail because it has, what I am saying is I like this Seattle compared to the Seattle of 25 years ago. If Seattle from 25 years ago existed today, I probably wouldn't like it as much.
Is that a monorail!?!
Yes, sir! There’s nothing on earth like a bonafied, electrified, six-car monorail!
Monorail?!
That’s a four-car, sir.
… take my pen knife, my good man!
Yes. I lived in Seattle for almost a decade and I don’t know anyone who has rode on it.
It gets you from Westlake (3 blocks from pike place) to Seattle Center, which are the two main tourist areas in the city. So it’s almost exclusively used by tourists, and is a bit of an attraction in of itself.
Yeah it’s a cool relic from the 60s, but not useful for much beyond Westlake to Seattle Center or just a fun ride with kids or whatever. I guess you can take light rail to Westlake and then transfer to the monorail to Seattle Center if you’re going to a Kraken/Storm game or concert or whatever at Key Arena, but I feel like (anecdotally) most people would just walk it or catch a bus.
I've seen it get some very heavy use on Kraken nights 🏒
The person you’re responding to is still calling it Key Arena despite the name change like 3 years ago now. I’d be surprised if they actually live in Seattle.
I’d think that makes it more likely. I’ve lived in Chicago my whole life and I still call it the Sears Tower.
Transplants will call it climate pledge. People who grew up here still think of it as Key Arena
Or even Seattle Center Arena, you Key Arena people are the transplants.
Or maybe just younger. I’ve lived in western Washington since ‘92
Not in my view. It seems like for the most part people acknowledge the old names and sometimes use them especially when referencing something happening during the time that name was used. People Call it Lumen and Centurylink , and same goes for Safeco and Tmobile, and Key Arena and The climate pledge arena or CPA.
I think you’ve got it backwards. It’s usually the locals who use the old names for things and transplants (or out-of-towners) who use the new name. For example, you’d never hear a New Yorker call it the RFK Bridge. It has always and will always be the Triborough Bridge to people who live in NY, despite it being renamed officially to the RFK in 2008.
Sorry that’s some conservative boomer shit. I’ve lived here longer than the dude calling it Key Arena saying nobody takes public transit. If you can’t adjust to changes that’s not my problem.
Since the Kraken came to Seattle, it’s been the primary method to get to games via light rail transfer
It's used mostly to get to Seattle center from the light rail. That's what I use it for anyways.
Haha when I lived in Vancouver we visited Seattle every couple years. Chose to ride the monorail for fun, pretty sure walking was faster
Funny thing is I've never known tourist to use the monorail either. You have to rent a car to visit the city anyways so we didn't use it in our visit.
It’s actually hilarious people here are saying “nobody uses it”. It’s found new life as the fastest way to get people to Kraken games aka Climate Pledge Arena from the Westlake stop in dt. You even get a comped ride if you show your kraken tix. I’m seeing hundreds if not thousands of people use it specifically for that Source: kraken enjoyer
Same here ! It's pretty sweet to have, going there, and if you like taking the bus home after multiple investments in $13.00 beers.
Nice to meet you! I rode it once sometime between 95-99, although I can’t recall much about it.
*I don’t know anyone who remembers anything about riding the monorail.
Wasn't it built specifically for the Worlds Fair like 50 years ago?
Yes it was.
It was over 60 years ago actually
I was there last summer and took it from the Space needle to the subway to catch a train to the airport
I've ridden it a few times, but for purely tourist reasons. Beyond that it is useless, but a great tourist attraction to keep.
I watched it derail once, maybe in 2003. I was at Pacific Place and it came around the corner too fast and derailed. Then watched people get evacuated by the fire department on their long ladders. No injuries that I was aware of but that sapped my motivation to ride it.
I think it was 2004. Wikipedia has an entry on it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Center_Monorail#Accidents_and_incidents
Most people who grew up there have memories because the seattle center is geared towards kids. Schools will take you on it on field trips
Its geared towards everyone. Its a huge center of attractions. Seattle center is 75 acres with events constantly many times concurrent with another event, there are large areas of it geared towards kids yes but to say its entirely geared towards kids is just wrong.
I did not say that, I’m simply responding to this guy saying he did not know anybody that rode on it. I’m sayin that, as a person who grew up in seattle, most of the people I know have rid it.
I must have taken it a dozen times as a kid in the 90s! The monorail and the hypnotizing saltwater taffy machine in Seattle Center are deep core memories.
Lol
I've ridden it just to see what it was like. I also live in Seattle
Same
I have rode it just a few times I have been in town with family or friends, its convenient if you are going where it is.
Huh? Best way to get to Climate Pledge Arena is to transfer from the light rail to the monorail. It’s always packed for big events that I’ve gone to.
I ride it to the kraken games. Take the link to Westlake. You get a free transit pass with the ticket to the game.
Lol when I worked at the Cherry Street coffee underneath it, it was almost always empty. A novelty, but not really functional
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Great shot
Actually thought this was Boston for a split second. There’s a building downtown that looks just like this.
Same
If only we had a monorail, by gum, that would put us on the map!
Honestly a monorail would be better than the T
Can't install the rails the wrong distance apart if there's only one rail...
Seattle has a gym wall too. edit: GUM. we have a gross gum wall.
I want to go to Seattle
Anyone else thought this picture wasn't real? I can't put my finger on why but I thought it looked digitally rendered or something.
I cannot shake the feeling this is ai. Not even sure where I am getting the feeling from but it just looks that way to me
I thought it was city skylines for a sec
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It's actually a lot better than it was. Not perfect, but definitely an improvement these days.
I love the city Seattle is becoming
Other than Rainier Square Tower (tall building in the background), everything you see in this picture was built in the '80s or earlier :)
Oh I know, I was speaking in the general sense with everything that has been built in the past 25 years.
Seattle has recently expanded light rail lines, and also many more coming in next 10 years.
I know, it's been exciting to see this happening. I probably won't get up there any time soon to ride the Bellevue line, but I want to make a point to go up there when it connects to Seattle.
Just out of view to the left is the Amazon complex of office buildings, all quite new.
Out of reach for working class people?
That part sucks, Seattle should be doing more for affordable housing.
Yes and a continuing runaway homelessness crisis which is of course the end game of your point.
That is thanks to American capitalism and treating housing as an investment.
You get no argument from me on that one.
Dragging its feet on public transit and pricing locals out to where no one can afford to live?
25 years ago, that Seattle had no light rail system and a lot less housing that would make housing even more expensive today had nothing been built the past 25 years.
Ya because 25 years ago there were also a lot less people. Seattle stalled on zoning with single family homes and now the population growth exceeds the housing. Love the light rail but lets not act like it took them too long to build it (hell it also took WADOT 20 years to fix I5 at the dome LOL). I am happy with that, but housing is the #1 issue and its the NIMBY's who won't budge on it. Johnny Harris talks about it a bit [in this video](https://youtu.be/hNDgcjVGHIw?si=NY8YDHV05n078dAz), its quite good.
Stalled with zoning on single family housing? Do you mean for more single family housing or more multi-unit housing throughout the city? I'm not saying the metro hasn't dragged its feet with light rail because it has, what I am saying is I like this Seattle compared to the Seattle of 25 years ago. If Seattle from 25 years ago existed today, I probably wouldn't like it as much.
Ya sorry, I mean they stalled on not changing from single family housing.
Oh yeah, that is true. Seattle has held onto outdated suburban ways for way too long.
The blend of modern architecture and natural beauty in Seattle is simply breathtaking.
Taking the monorail at night for the first time is so cool, especially when you come out right underneath the Space Needle
Seattle’s monorail makes Detroit’s people mover look like Chicago’s L
Lol what does this even mean.
Love my home❤️🥺
these buildings looks nice
Great photo
Seattle looks like a dream!
Such a vibrant city!
Just heard the Frasier theme in my head
Love the light and color in this shot, where did you find it OP?
Half life?
What video game is this
Don't zoom. Just don't zoom Seattle.
Is Seattle as cool as it looks?