Demolition of Alaskan Way Viaduct started 5 years ago. Here’s how waterfront business owners are faring

The double-decker highway dominated the Seattle skyline for nearly 70 years.

SEATTLE — Since 1978, 1400 Alaskan Way has been Ken Eubank’s second home. He’s owned and operated Seattle Antiques Market 41 years and counting. Most of that time was spent with an omnipresent neighbor: the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

“We were considered to be on the other side of the tracks. It looked spooky and scary. The only business we did was destination business,” Eubank said. “It was very noisy. It created a lot of dirt.”

Eubank learned to live with the constant noise from the double-decker highway carrying thousands of cars just feet

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