During a stroll over the weekend I came across a utilities covering at the corner of Main Street and 102nd Ave NE that has a historic 1946 map wrapping its exterior. The map pinpoints all of the businesses in downtown Bellevue at the time, all 64 of them.
After a quick audit, it appears none of the stores are still in existence in their original location.
This is a nice way to honor the history of Bellevue in a way that everybody can experience.
We’ve reached out to the Eastside Heritage Center to find out who drove this innovative, and when it first went live but at the time of the article being posted we have not received a response.
Update: The Eastside Heritage Center provided these images to the City of Bellevue, and the City plans to wrap multiple utility boxes on Main Street. This first wrap went live in January.
