Junius Rochester, whose family has shaped the city for many generations, is an award-winning Northwest historian and author of numerous books about Seattle and other places.
The Denny-Terry-Lander deeds stipulated that the 10-acre site downtown on Universty Street was to be dedicated forever to educational purposes. That stipulation was met.
McCarthy's autobiographical book, "Memories of a Catholic Girlhood," tartly describes a convent upbringing in Seattle in a barbed and entertaining memoir.
Carl Sandburg was called upon to give a talk and play his guitar at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. His talk was a success, but he left the stage without touching the lonely guitar.
As a Deputy King County Prosecuting Attorney, George Vanderveer stepped into one courtroom fracas after another. His legal life was a baptism in the world of radicals, pickpockets, and their neighbors.
The Olympic Peninsula was once set aside for hunting elk and mining manganese. Thanks to Ickes and Gov Wallgren, those lands are now protected for recreation.
Alice attended the University of Washington, which was then at the downtown site of the present Four Seasons-Olympic Hotel. She described her only year at the University as "lively."
Historian Bernard DeVoto described this real estate deal (the purchase of western land from Napoleon) as "one of the most important events in world history."Â America doubled its size at the stroke of a pen.
Chief William Meredith moved against Considine's practice of having girls cadge drinks from customers. Parlaying his considerable political influence, Considine managed to force Meredith's resignation.
The Northern Pacific intended its Tacoma hotel to be one of the world's grand chateaux. After a fire, it was converted to Stadium High School with its grand athletic field.