It was ‘an epochal event’ when this Seattle bridge opened
Darwin Meisnest, the UW's youthful graduate manager, lobbied for years for a permanent crossing of the Montlake Cut, which voters finally approved in 1924.
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Clay Eals and Jean Sherrard dig into our rich local history, sharing images and stories from Seattle’s past.
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An 80-year hub for Seattle workers gets new life VIEW
A real estate firm has transformed the heart of Seattle's first Labor Temple while retaining and enhancing as much of its historical character as possible.
A fireproof ‘Cruel Castle’ rose on First Hill after Seattle's big blaze
A month after Seattle’s 1889 Great Fire, which burned nearly 30 downtown blocks, architect Willis Ritchie arrived with plans for a "fireproof" King County Courthouse.
Pacific Science Center’s leaky reflecting pool may become a meadow VIEW
PacSci is posing scenarios to transform the rectangular rear pool behind its five curved arches. Several preliminary ideas call for filling it with a meadow.
The farm of Renton’s founder grew into a hospital and a hardware store VIEW
A picturesque portrait from 1891 of the farm of Renton founder Erasmus Smithers evokes sentimental memories, lessons in Renton history — and lots of farm...
To glimpse Seattle’s jazzy coffeehouse past, just enter The Door VIEW
After spending time in California, Ben Laigo imported the espresso experience to his hometown of Seattle. He rented a downtown nook in 1959 and named...
A path around Lake Union honors a Duwamish chief and his beloved homeland VIEW
Duwamish chief Cheshiahud witnessed unimaginable change in Seattle. Nearly 100 years after his death, a paved path around Lake Union was dedicated in his honor.
This Seattle theater maintains its Grand Illusion … for now VIEW
Sharing the name of the famous 1937 antiwar film directed by Jean Renoir, the cozy 68-seat arthouse Grand Illusion Cinema soon could face the wrecking...
‘Meet me at the pig’: A newcomers’ guide to Seattle’s quirky codes VIEW
To help newcomers to Seattle navigate potential April Fools' foibles, our crack “Now & Then” team shares some quirky codes from “Then” days that persist...
Island mansion resort built for a former Seattle mayor is for sale VIEW
Told by doctors at age 47 that he had six months to live, former Seattle Mayor Robert Moran decamped to Orcas Island and built his...