is a contributing writer and photographer for Now & Then. Check out Paul Dorpat and Jean Sherrard’s blog at pauldorpat.com for info on their award-winning book, “Seattle Now & Then: The Historic Hundred.” “Now” photographer Jean Sherrard shares his 360-degree videos at the YouTube channel Seattle Now & Then 360.
Designed by early 20th-century Seattle architect Francis W. Grant, the two-story neoclassical brick and terra-cotta-trimmed Clallam County Courthouse was built to replace a wooden structure...
Washington State Bank commissioned the Beezers to erect a stately, two-story structure at 45th and University Way. The bank's ground floor and basement offered opulence...
Imports and exports had plummeted since the 1929 stock market crash, threatening maritime commerce with ruin. With no end in sight to the Depression, maybe...
Readers can immerse themselves in the personal stories of these characters in a way that generates empathy. Empathy is the only thing that can bind...
The view of Jimi Hendrix's final Seattle concert was good from Tightwad Hill but it was even better once Jean Sherrard was allowed onto the...
A rescue expedition, aboard the sailing ship Lucile, to save starving miners in the Alaska goldfields never completed its mission.
A hot-air balloon helped get a breathtaking AYPE aerial photo showing off the exposition’s Beaux Arts structures that partially encircle Geyser Basin. Looking northwest, the...
The 69-year-old Museum of History & Industry evokes many childhood memories. In response to the question: “What do you recall from school field trips to...
When the terrors of infectious disease recede in the rearview mirror, the collective memory might not serve. Even as countless lives have been saved, a...
In Rainier Beach, a neglected beach area has spurred residents to contribute design ideas and suggest basic improvements to the parcel’s infrastructure that most other...
