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Olmsted in Seattle
Creating a Park System for a Modern City
In the midst of galloping growth at the turn of the twentieth century, Seattle’s city leaders seized on the confluence of a roaring economy with the City Beautiful movement to hire the Olmsted Brothers landscape...
ISBN: 9781933245560
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Seattle at 150
Stories of the City through 150 Objects from the Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle has packed a lot of history into the 150 years since its incorporation. Much of that history—the stories, the people, dialogue and debate, conflict and vision—is preserved in the Seattle Municipal Archives. The collection’s...
ISBN: 9781933245584
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Waterway
The Story of Seattle's Locks and Ship Canal
Why does a city surrounded by water need another waterway? Find out what drove Seattle’s civic leaders to pursue the dream of a Lake Washington Ship Canal for more than sixty years and what role...
ISBN: 9781933245430
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A Will to Serve
Stories of Patience, Persistence, and Friends Made Along the Way
Jim Ellis was one of the most influential and impactful civic leaders of Seattle's and Washington's recent history. Though he never sought elected office, his vision and drive were a key force behind many major...
ISBN: 9781933245706
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