The first Sunnydale Band, shown here in 1905, entertained at parties and community dances.

The Burien Co-Operative store on 152nd Street opened its doors in 1921.

Lake Burien Elementary flourished in the 1940s. Looking out the windows are the 380 students the school was designed to hold, with an overflow of 457 more on the lawn. The arch above the school's front door is now part of the city's present-day park.

By the late 1940s, downtown Burien was bustling, with a theater and a Modern Way Grocery Store.

Residents of the Highline Fire District, which includes the Burien area, admire their modern new fire truck on Feb.8, 1938, purchased with money raised through community dances and other benefits. The new equipment was driven through the district with siren sounding and fire bell ringing, while crowds cheered the spotless, shining vehicle.

Lake Burien club members looking over the playfield on Feb. 9, 1938.

Deannie Dunbar, Miss Burien 1960, rides on the central seat of a float at the annual Hydro Hilites Parade on July 22, 1960. Sitting below her are Miss Burien's Princesses Bonnie Aparico (left) and Roberta Taylor.