I moved to Puyallup in '74 from Sunnyvale CA. I think it was the year after that that I first went on the tour.

>Actually, that was a few years later (1985-1986). I lived in Portland, OR as well (also Vancouver, WA) while I was a civilian, and I have an aunt who lives in Bellevue, WA. I visited Seattle and took the tour though while I was living in Menlo Park, CA and San Mateo, CA before I entered the military in 1981.
>
>
>>Thats right. You were stationed at Fort Lewis, and lived near me around Puyallup.
>>
>>>I took the tour years ago - probably in 1981 or around then. It was really interesting (and creepy).
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Tragedies:
>>>>>
>>>>>San Francisco 1906
>>>>>Chicago 1871
>>>>>Johnstown, PA 1889
>>>>>Galveston, TX 1900
>>>>>
>>>>>Engineering Accomplishments:
>>>>>
>>>>>Treasure Island built from dredged material from the bay
>>>>>Osaka Airfield
>>>>>Panama Canal
>>>>>London Thames Barrier
>>>>>Netherlands
>>>>>Chicago pipes were once laid on streets and covered with 10 ft of dirt and bldgs raised
>>>>>Galveston raised 17 feet
>>>>>Seattle was raised a whole story when the sewers backed up (you can tour undergound)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Most of the Seattle Underground City Tours has been closed to tourist. It is considered unsafe. The actual tour now consists of mainly walking through basements and museums. They do promise to reopen other sections, but they have been saying that for years.