Seattle Center Monorail (short-ride joke)

The Seattle Center Monorail was constructed for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World's Fair) and connects Westlake Center downtown to Seattle Center. The line's short, direct route and vintage status are well-documented civic features. Residents frequently make light-hearted jokes that the monorail's brief trip makes it more of a novelty or that it 'goes to nowhere' compared with other transit options.