Did you know that the Douglass-Truth Library at 23rd and Yesler houses “one of the largest collections of African American literature and...

Landslides in Leschi, Part 2 Early 20th century slides and the city’s prevention efforts In late November 1909, residents from 32nd and...

Early in the 20th century, the Massachusetts-based Olmsted Brothers landscape design firm, designer of New York City’s Central Park and...

February was Black History Month. Instead of tackling the interesting and rich history of our Black neighbors, here is an overview of one...

The Army Camp: A Researcher’s Odyssey Part 3 Soon after my second search through school district papers for references to the army camp...

The Army Camp: A Researcher’s Odyssey Part 1 Before the present-day Powell Barnett Park in Leschi was acquired by Seattle’s park...

Shiro Kashino (1922-1997) I first learned of Shiro “Kash” Kashino while researching the life of the Filipino immigrant and labor activist...

How did folks get around before I-5, Rapid Ride buses and traffic choked streets? Come to hear Junius Rochester’s talk about the Mosquito...

Frink Park 9: William Cumming, Part 2 I became interested in the artist William Cumming last year, when I attended a “town hall” put on...

Frink Park 8: William Cumming, Part 1 “Sometime in an autumn in the late fifties … I was living in a disintegrating house on Thirtieth...

Frink Park 7: Carlos Bulosan, Part 2 Carlos Bulosan’s union work and his writing ability led him from California back to Seattle, where,...

Frink Park: Carlos Bulosan, Part 1 Overlooking hills and valleys, where trees dance and birds sing under the splendor of the sun in...