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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(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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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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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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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…
18 CommentsCharles 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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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.…
7 CommentsShaming 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…
1 CommentRoanoke Park and Seattle’s Broadway Streetcar
This history of streetcar service into the northern reaches of Seattle’s Capitol Hill was about three years in the making. I pieced it together through…
1 CommentWaning Days of One Woman’s War
We segue from a nearly-forgotten use of a nearly-forgotten building, to final memories of a veteran. Mixing old and new The structure would have been…
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