Seattle’s Montlake Bridge opened in 1925. In the prior 70 years, there were a dozen ways to cross between Lake Union and Lake Washington.
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Published February 10, 2023
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Published October 5, 2022
Renaming Seattle in 1906
Seattle renaming happened each time the city grew. The council struggled to keep just one street with each name. Here’s what they did in 1906.
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Published July 15, 2022
First Eagle Scout in Seattle
It took 8 years for Seattle to award the first Eagle Scout. Aldus Hoopman launched from Camp Parsons into Scouting history.
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Published June 30, 2022
Start of Scouting in Seattle
Scouting in Seattle started in 1910, six months after it came to America. Just like today, Seattle Scouts went on hikes, had campfires and parties, and learned outdoor skills.
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Published June 22, 2022
Elmer Katayama at Camp Parsons’ opening
This Japanese American youth was one of the first Boy Scouts to visit Camp Parsons near Seattle.
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Published June 6, 2022
Seattle’s first patrol leaders
When Seattle’s first Boy Scout troops formed in 1910, the first thing they needed were patrol leaders. Find out who they were.
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Published January 18, 2022
Wilshire Building on Broadway
229-235 Broadway East was built as the Wilshire Building, and is known today officially as the Lota Building. Until recently it was owned by long-time…
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Published January 7, 2022
Pike/Pine non-white residents in 1910 and 1920
Horace and Susie Revels Cayton, the publishers of Seattle’s leading Black newspaper, invited Black men and women to come to Seattle for the 1909 Alaska…
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Published January 2, 2022
Auto Row Apartments
At 12th Avenue and Pike Street, Capitol Hill’s former Auto Row Apartments was Seattle’s first apartment built, owned, and occupied by Black people. It was…
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Published November 9, 2021
Lumber camp songs at Seattle’s first Cub Scout camps
This article explores the lumber camp songs and vaudeville tunes that were likely sung at Blue Ox Camp from 1930-1932, and secondarily Camp Do Your…
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