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Traffic is shown on Aurora Avenue North on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Seattle. State Route 99 is an iconic roadway — a relic from Seattle’s early days when the city dreamed that free and easy travel by car would attract people to its center, and later, help them bypass congestion downtown.But what sped by was time. The road is better known today for its seedier side — prostitution, homelessness, discount stores and car dealerships.Seattle’s growth is bringing changes and tensions to the throughway some call Seattle’s “Mother Road.” We look at what it tells us about where we came from and where we’re going.

Not just groundskeepers; sometimes they’re a shoulder to cry on

Have you ever wondered what it's like to work at a cemetery? Here's your chance to find out. 

Damaso Garcia and Aaron Sholes work at the Evergreen Washelli cemetery on Aurora Avenue North. 

The graveyard covers roughly 150 acres and is the final resting place of more than 160,000 remains, both buried and cremated. 

Garcia and Sholes told KUOW what it's like to take care of the cemetery and be constantly reminded of their own mortality. 

Click or tap on the image above to see a slideshow of a day's work at Evergreen Washelli.

Year started with KUOW: 2015