http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:04:47 -0700 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:18:44 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m12d2-Seattle-turns-140-in-a-sense?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Seattle, in 1869, stretched from Hanford Street in the southto Galer Street in the north. Courtesy Seattle MunicipalArchives. So why isn't anyone — except, of course, for HistoryLink — marking the occasion?Because on December 2, 1869, Sea... government HistoryLink Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:18:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m12d2-Seattle-turns-140-in-a-sense?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m11d28-1928-Cowen-Park-drinking-fountain-destroyed?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Cowen Park drinking fountain, or what's left of it Photo by Benjamin Lukoff Destroyed, removed for renovation (though that doesn't look likely) — whatever happened to it, the drinking fountain, dated 1928, that used to stand in front of the e... University District Roosevelt parks Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:34:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m11d28-1928-Cowen-Park-drinking-fountain-destroyed?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Seattle-Steam-to-resume-generating-electricity-after-84year-hiatus?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Seattle Steam Company. Photo by Flickr user jontintinjordan,some rights reserved Seattle Steam Company, about which I wrote last year when it announced it would begin burning waste wood, is about to start generating electricity for the first time sin... Pioneer Square utilities Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:23:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Seattle-Steam-to-resume-generating-electricity-after-84year-hiatus?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Change-coming-to-the-Ave-Cavalier-Building-to-be-demolished-Rite-Aid-to-close?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Two mainstays of the University District will soon be no more. [Originally posted 10/22/09] In May, I wrote about the University of Washington's plans to demolish the Cavalier, a brick apartment building at the corner of Brooklyn Avenue N.... business University District landmarks University of Washington preservation Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:44:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Change-coming-to-the-Ave-Cavalier-Building-to-be-demolished-Rite-Aid-to-close?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Washington-state-turns-120-on-November-11-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Telegram announcing Washington statehood Via Washington Secretary of State's office Via the Seattle PostGlobe — Washington state turns 120 on November 11, 2009, and the blog of the Office of the Secretary of State has posted a copy of the tele... government Yakima Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:11:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Washington-state-turns-120-on-November-11-2009?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Seattles-boulevard-street-signs-are-turning-brown?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner New brown street signs, intersection of Lake Washington Blvd. E.and E. Interlaken Blvd., Seattle. Photo by Benjamin Lukoff,http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukobe/4030709440/ My latest piece in Crosscut.com is on the recent addition of white-on-brow... Crosscut government parks transportation Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:14:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Seattles-boulevard-street-signs-are-turning-brown?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m9d10-The-Stranger-covers-the-Montlake-spite-house?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner The Montlake spite house, 2022 24th Avenue E. at E. Boston Street.Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Jmabel, some rights reserved I must admit to being an infrequent reader of The Stranger, "Seattle's Only Newspaper," and I certainly didn't e... architecture Montlake Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:17:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m9d10-The-Stranger-covers-the-Montlake-spite-house?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Fraternal-Order-of-Eagles-Mother-Aerie-downsizing-moving-to-Maple-Leaf?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner The new Mother Aerie, on Lake City Way N.E. in Maple Leaf. Photo by me. Driving home the other day from Lake City to Roosevelt, I saw the banner to the right across a nondescript building on Lake City Way N.E. at N.E. 82nd Street. Those without an i... Downtown Georgetown Maple Leaf Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:17:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Fraternal-Order-of-Eagles-Mother-Aerie-downsizing-moving-to-Maple-Leaf?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Would-you-be-interested-in-a-Before-Seattle-How-American-cities-looked-before-white-settlement?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner The Belltown waterfront in July 1869, by George Robinson. FromPaul Dorpat's online Seattle Waterfront History. The cover of the September 2009 issue of National Geographic features a shot of Lower Manhattan. To the right of a yellow dividing line is ... Green Lake Roosevelt photos environment Ravenna Belltown Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:49:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Would-you-be-interested-in-a-Before-Seattle-How-American-cities-looked-before-white-settlement?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m8d20-October-is-Washington-State-Archives-Month?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner I just got an e-mail from the Washington State Historical Society and Museum announcing that this October is the third annual Archives Month in the state of Washington. The Archives Month Web site still reflects last year's information, but they pro... government museums archives Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:58:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m8d20-October-is-Washington-State-Archives-Month?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Is-the-Carleton-Avenue-Grocery-Seattles-oldest?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Photo courtesy of JvA of Mid Beacon Hill, used by permission A while back, Allan Phillips, co-owner of the Carleton Avenue Grocery in Georgetown, wrote to ask me if his was the oldest grocery store in Seattle. (Phillips owns the store with his wife,... names business Georgetown Wallingford Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:09:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Is-the-Carleton-Avenue-Grocery-Seattles-oldest?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Attempted-arson-at-historic-Snoqualmie-Depot?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Fire damage at the Snoqualmie Depot. Photo courtesy of the Northwest Railway Museum, used by permission. In the early morning hours of June 30, an arsonist set three fires in downtown Snoqualmie. According to the SnoValley Star, one was set behin... transportation Snoqualmie Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:50:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Attempted-arson-at-historic-Snoqualmie-Depot?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m7d8-The-first-synagogue-in-Washington-state-wasnt-in-Seattle?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Temple Emanu-El, 3rd Avenue and Madison Street,Spokane. From the Spokesman-Review archives. That would have been my assumption — and, if not Seattle, then surely Tacoma? But no — apparently it was Temple Emanu-El in Spokane, built in 1892... Spokane crime religion Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:01:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m7d8-The-first-synagogue-in-Washington-state-wasnt-in-Seattle?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Light-rail-the-Bogue-Plan-and-the-history-of-Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Way?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Martin Luther King Jr. Way S., just south of the Mt. Baker light-rail station at Rainier Avenue S. Photo by Flickr user Oran Viriyincy, some rights reserved Head on over to Crosscut.com for an excellent article by amateur local historian Robert Ketc... Crosscut transportation South Seattle Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:47:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Light-rail-the-Bogue-Plan-and-the-history-of-Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Way?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Friends-of-Seattles-Olmsted-Parks-interpretive-panel-stolen-from-Volunteer-Park-water-tower?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Volunteer Park Water Tower. Photo by Flickr user SibleyHunter,some rights reserved The Capitol Hill Times is reporting (as of this writing, in print only) the theft, on June 24, of "an...interpretive panel showing the interrelationship of Seattl... parks Capitol Hill landmarks crime Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:52:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Friends-of-Seattles-Olmsted-Parks-interpretive-panel-stolen-from-Volunteer-Park-water-tower?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Stone-tools-possibly-nine-thousand-years-old-found-in-Snohomish-County?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Esc861, dedicated to publicdomain In 2007, a Snohomish County developer discovered thousands of artifcats that archaeologists place at up to 9,000 years old. For some reason the story is just breaking now. Here's cove... Indians HistoryLink archaeology Snohomish County Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:07:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Stone-tools-possibly-nine-thousand-years-old-found-in-Snohomish-County?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m6d13-Historic-Seattle-buys-Squire-Parks-famed-Washington-Hall?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Washington Hall. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Joe Mabel, used under Creative Commons license Historic Seattle — "the only nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the preservation of Seattle and King County's architectural legacy... architecture landmarks Central District Squire Park music preservation Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:00:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m6d13-Historic-Seattle-buys-Squire-Parks-famed-Washington-Hall?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Belltowns-1908-Bon-Marche-stables-Compton-Building-likely-to-face-demolition?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner The Bon Marché Stables in 1911 (Webster & Stevens Collection,MOHAI) I see at the Seattle PostGlobe that the former Bon Marché stables at 2315 Western Avenue will likely come down, even though they are now a city landmark. This is b... architecture Downtown transportation landmarks Belltown preservation Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:49:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Belltowns-1908-Bon-Marche-stables-Compton-Building-likely-to-face-demolition?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m6d8-59yearold-Norwegian-time-capsule-opened?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner In December 1950, a time capsule was placed in the now-demolished Mountaineers Building at 300 3rd Avenue W. on Lower Queen Anne. At the time, it was the newly constructed Norway Center, built to replace the 1915 Norway Hall, which is still located ... architecture Queen Anne Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:35:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m6d8-59yearold-Norwegian-time-capsule-opened?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m6d6-120th-anniversary-of-the-Great-Seattle-Fire?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner Ruins of the Occidental Hotel, James Street and Yesler Way. Today is the 120th anniversary of the Great Seattle Fire, which destroyed nearly 30 blocks in what is now Pioneer Square and Downtown. Seattle's entire business district was destroyed on Ju... Downtown Pioneer Square Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:36:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-479-Seattle-History-Examiner~y2009m6d6-120th-anniversary-of-the-Great-Seattle-Fire?cid=exrss-Seattle-History-Examiner