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A community dedicated to the history of the city of Seattle, Washington, USA.

Feel free to help with "detective-work" in the comments to pinpoint the year or location of a photo.

Great online source for historical images, maps, records, etc.: Washington State Digital Archives

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40 Years Ago: A short documentary about the Chinatown/International District community in Seattle

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2024/04/09
22:45 UTC

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First and Pike, looking east up Pike street. c.1916.

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2024/03/29
21:33 UTC

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A Native Princess, a Gay Icon, a Swindler, a Zealot, a Madame and a Mayor!

I have created a historical walking tour and I need people to practice it on!

My new tour follows in the steps of these six, unique women whose paths overlapped in the Pioneer Square area over the last 200 years. Some of the women were inspirational, some despicable. Some were masters of their destinies, others were victims of fate. Stand where they once stood.

Adult themes and language. Trigger Warning: Addiction, suicide, prostitution.

Dates of the FREE preview tours: March 22, 23, April 5. 10AM start time. Meet me at 102 Cherry St, Seattle WA.

I have been working on this tour for a year and a half. The women featured are Angeline Seattle, Shelly Bauman, Violet McNeal, Emma J Ray, Lou Graham, and Bertha Landes. I hope that people will be interested in my work, I am very excited to share it!

If you want to take my tour please reserve your spot by emailing me at ToursByCarter@gmail.com.

If you have any questions please email or ask below!

EDIT: Thanks everyone who showed interest. I have enough people to practice on thanks to reddit. If you would like to take my tour on or after my grand opening you can email me, it's $30 per person. Thanks again!

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2024/03/16
01:39 UTC

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I'm looking for people to practice my historical walking tour on

Hello,

I have created a historical walking tour about six different women who lived in Seattle from the 1800s to the 1970s. I need to practice it and work out the kinks. Would anyone like to go on it tomorrow, Friday or next week Tues-Thurs? I would love some feedback.

It's in the Pioneer Square/Occidental Square area. The Six Women are Princess Angeline, Shelly Bowman, Emma J Ray, Violet McNeal, Madam Lou Graham and Bertha Landes.

EDIT I forgot to add that my name is Carter.

All right, the practice tour is Friday at 10AM! Meet me in front of the Chief Seattle fountain in Pioneer Square. Message me for my phone number. I am a short blonde who will be holding a pink binder. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND this is a tour being workshopped. NOT A FINISHED PRODUCT.

Thank you all!

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2024/03/07
01:42 UTC

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Todd Pacific Shipyards, 1980

I’ve driven number 31, not sure if I’d call it a Porsche.

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2024/03/06
14:12 UTC

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NE view from Space Needle, about 1977

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2024/02/23
01:24 UTC

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Kerry Park - 1931 and 2022

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2024/02/19
23:05 UTC

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Seattle, WA, 2009 vs 2023

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2024/02/02
02:44 UTC

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Gas Works Park before it was redeveloped, c.1971.

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2024/01/26
02:19 UTC

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1933, Homeless shantytown known as Hooverville, Seattle, Courtesy MOHAI

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2024/01/21
19:18 UTC

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ca. 1859, one of the oldest surviving photographs of pioneer Seattle, Yesler's house and elevated water system at 1st Avenue and Cherry St., looking east, Photo by E. A, Clark, Courtesy UW Special Collections

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2024/01/21
03:50 UTC

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Catching the 21 Express on Second and Pike, bound for Arbor Heights. c.1973.

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2024/01/20
20:22 UTC

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Right before they were huge in Europe

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2024/01/20
03:53 UTC

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ROARING 20'S IN NEW WASHINGTON HOTEL (anyone have info on this place, please?)

My family played a huge part in this yet I've been unable to find any information about this place and why it disappeared, among other things. If you could help me out I would appreciate it. I put NSFW on this to be cautious as the family stories about this place are NFSW.

Thank you in advance for any help you give me.

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2024/01/19
01:38 UTC

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Vintage 80's 'Lesser Seattle' T Shirt - Interesting piece of Seattle history

Emmett Watson was a newspaper columnist, native Seattleite, and the creator of "Lesser Seattle". He was a tireless advocate for limiting the seemingly unbridled growth and urban renewal that dramatically altered the city's landscape during the second half of the twentieth century.

You can read more about Watson and Lesser Seattle from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Watson

What do you think Watson would think of Seattle now?

https://preview.redd.it/op3xfve7dadc1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=dd152fe4136dad812f984fa467047d78e256a2e7

https://preview.redd.it/2vhl3pe7dadc1.jpg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a6c7498b42adf8e3796492453fa8a095198887b

https://preview.redd.it/mv6h3me7dadc1.jpg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae8c46f96f0af5fd426c7b270ee0a78936b263ce

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2024/01/18
23:53 UTC

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Looking South from the direction of Queen Anne. 1993.

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2024/01/16
19:26 UTC

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Aerial view of newly completed Boeing Field, with the Duwamish River and West Seattle in the background. c.1930.

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2024/01/16
02:31 UTC

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