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 14, 2014
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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 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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Published June 5, 2014
Roanoke 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…
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Published March 10, 2014
Waning 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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Published March 7, 2014
Seattle’s First Korean War Parade
On May 5, 1951, Seattle welcomed 1,500 soldiers back to the US from the war in Korea. It was a raucous celebration with a 105mm…
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Published March 3, 2014
Man as Oversimplified Data
One man stood out from the rest. I looked up about 100 men who died in the Korean War, all supposedly from Seattle or King…
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Published February 28, 2014
Mapping Seattle and the Forgotten War
Earlier this week I posted a series of photographs and the story of a troop transport arriving in Seattle on August 2, 1951. This article…
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