Late in the nineteenth century, the desirable part of the neighborhood later to be called Leschi was on the precipice of Mount Baker Ridge, then known as Rainier Heights. That was considered to be the best view property. People of some means built their homes there, especially along 30th Avenue South, which was called Rainier Street until Seattle’s comprehensive street renaming of 1895. Some of those fine, large structures remain to this day, among them the one now known as Judge Ronald...

June 25 marks the 100th birthday of Robert Hilliard, a key figure in the establishment of public broadcasting in the United States. He...

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