This article is part of a series exploring the stores that led to the grocery chain Tradewell Stores and its history through the resignation of…
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Published October 15, 2014
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Published September 25, 2014
Anderson, United and Mutual Markets – A Tradewell Story
Tradewell Grocery was christened in October 1939, based in Seattle. It was formed mostly from a chain named Eba’s Mutual Markets in Seattle and Eba’s…
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Published August 10, 2014
Piggly Wiggly Seattle – A Tradewell Story
In Seattle Piggly Wiggly competed with the companies that became Tradewell Stores for 15 years. This article is fifth in an exploration of Seattle’s chain grocery…
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Published July 25, 2014
(Witness Weeps) – The Tragedy of Alvin O. Monson
In my history of Seattle’s Groceteria Stores, I briefly described how Alvin Monson’s PTSD from World War One led to the downfall of that grocery…
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Published July 14, 2014
Seattle’s East Union and Madrona Streetcar
In 1903 the area centered at 23rd and Union in Seattle was transformed with the addition of direct streetcar service. Today the area lacks a…
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Published July 11, 2014
Groceteria – A Tradewell Grocery Story
This article is part of a series exploring the history of the grocery chain Tradewell Stores from its predecessors through the resignation of Monte L.…
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Published June 26, 2014
Gilberton-on-the-Sound, History of Gilberton WA
If you’ve read my book Lost Seattle or browsed through this site, you know I’ve got a thing for the lost and the forgotten. So…
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Published June 18, 2014
Charles Louch Farm – A Tradewell Grocery Story
This article is part of a series exploring the history of the grocery chain Tradewell Stores from its predecessors through the resignation of Monte L.…
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Published June 15, 2014
Augustine & Kyer – A Tradewell Grocery Story
This article is part of a series exploring the history of the grocery chain Tradewell Stores from its predecessors through the resignation of Monte L.…
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Published June 7, 2014
Shaming the Haters of Seattle’s 12th Man
Over and over, the troll comments: the Seahawks’ 12th Man is a farce and stolen from Texas A&M. Seattle’s fans are a bunch of loser…
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