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Croatian Settlers, Seattle

RIVERSIDE MEMORIAL  This marker and all the stones in this plaza are dedicated to those young immigrants who, in the late 1800s and early1900s, left their homelands with a vision to establish...

RIVERSIDE MEMORIAL  This marker and all the stones in this plaza are dedicated to those young immigrants who, in the late 1800s and early1900s, left their homelands with a vision to...

  • seattle
  • croatia
  • riverside
  • wine making
  • salmon
  • duwamish

Rolf Neslund, Patron Saint of the Broken Bridge

"I was the victim of a series of accidents, as are we all." Malachi Constant Delridge Maritime Historical Society and the Center for General Annoyance In the early morning of Sunday, June 11,...

"I was the victim of a series of accidents, as are we all." Malachi Constant Delridge Maritime Historical Society and the Center for General Annoyance In the early morning of Sunday, June...

    Fred Marino Building

    GEORGETOWN HISTORIC SITE FRED MARINO BUILDING  BUILT IN 1903 Originally the home of the Palace Bar and Hotel, this apartment block capitalized on its proximity to the Seattle Brewing and Malting Co.

    GEORGETOWN HISTORIC SITE FRED MARINO BUILDING  BUILT IN 1903 Originally the home of the Palace Bar and Hotel, this apartment block capitalized on its proximity to the Seattle Brewing and Malting Co.

    • seattle
    • washington
    • bar
    • brewing

    Costco

    This window and section of wall are from the original Costco Wholesale location, which stood adjacent to this site from 1983 to 2005. Costco President and CEO Jim Sinegal and Chairman of the Board...

    This window and section of wall are from the original Costco Wholesale location, which stood adjacent to this site from 1983 to 2005. Costco President and CEO Jim Sinegal and Chairman of the Board...

      Camp Long Dedication

      In honor of Judge William G. Long Through whose efforts and dedication this camp was established for Seattle’s youth that they might learn camping and climbing skills in a unique setting within the city.

      In honor of Judge William G. Long Through whose efforts and dedication this camp was established for Seattle’s youth that they might learn camping and climbing skills in a unique setting within the city.

        Cannabis City

        Context: Cannabis City was the first recreational marijuana dispensary ("pot shop") to open in the City of Seattle, months after the legalization of recreational marijuana by a statewide...

        Context: Cannabis City was the first recreational marijuana dispensary ("pot shop") to open in the City of Seattle, months after the legalization of recreational marijuana by a statewide...

        • seattle
        • cannabis
        • marijuana
        • retail

        The Tengu Club

        DEDICATED TO THE TENGU CLUB THE TENGU CLUB OF SEATTLE, FORMED IN THE 1930S BY JAPANESE AMERICANS HELD ITS FIRST TENGU BLACKMOUTH SALMON FUN DERBY IN 1946. ARGUABLY THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY RUNNING...

        DEDICATED TO THE TENGU CLUB THE TENGU CLUB OF SEATTLE, FORMED IN THE 1930S BY JAPANESE AMERICANS HELD ITS FIRST TENGU BLACKMOUTH SALMON FUN DERBY IN 1946. ARGUABLY THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY...

          Mission Theatre

          GEORGETOWN HISTORIC SITE MISSION THEATRE  Once, the only place to view an image on a screen was the movie theatre. Residents flocked here to experience life & adventure through newsreels and film....

          GEORGETOWN HISTORIC SITE MISSION THEATRE  Once, the only place to view an image on a screen was the movie theatre. Residents flocked here to experience life & adventure through newsreels and film....

          • seattle
          • theatre
          • news reels
          • image on a screen

          Earl Layman Street Clock

          Originally the Young's Credit Jewelers Clock c. 1907 located at 4th and Pike. Donated to Historic Seattle by the Dean Black family. Placed here in dedication to Earl Drais Layman City of Seattle...

          Originally the Young's Credit Jewelers Clock c. 1907 located at 4th and Pike. Donated to Historic Seattle by the Dean Black family. Placed here in dedication to Earl Drais Layman City of...

          • clock
          • seattle
          • pioneer square

          Site of the Smaller Fort to Protect the Whites

          Site of the smaller fort to protectthe whites in the Indian War of 1855. AStockade stretched from here to the mainBlockhouse at the foot of Cherry Street  This Tablet was Erected by the...

          Site of the smaller fort to protectthe whites in the Indian War of 1855. AStockade stretched from here to the mainBlockhouse at the foot of Cherry Street  This Tablet was Erected by...

          • seattle
          • washington
          • fort

          Country Inn Roadhouse

          GEORGETOWN HISTORIC SITE COUNTRY INN ROADHOUSE This is the last of several roadhouses that once lined this street. Patrons enjoyed drinking, dancing, and gambling downstairs and "hotel" rooms...

          GEORGETOWN HISTORIC SITE COUNTRY INN ROADHOUSE This is the last of several roadhouses that once lined this street. Patrons enjoyed drinking, dancing, and gambling downstairs and "hotel"...

            Seattle Chinatown Gate

              Waterfall Garden

                Our Lady of Good Help

                FROM 1870 TO 1904 THIS WAS THE SITE OF OUR LADY OF GOOD HELP SEATTLE'S FIRST CATHOLIC CHURCH  DESIGNED AND BUILT BY SEATTLE'S PIONEER PRIEST, FATHER FRANCIS X. PREFONTAINE (1838-1909). THE CHURCH...

                FROM 1870 TO 1904 THIS WAS THE SITE OF OUR LADY OF GOOD HELP SEATTLE'S FIRST CATHOLIC CHURCH  DESIGNED AND BUILT BY SEATTLE'S PIONEER PRIEST, FATHER FRANCIS X. PREFONTAINE (1838-1909). THE CHURCH...

                • seattle
                • catholic
                • si'ahl
                • 1870
                • earthquake

                Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

                  The Journal Building Erected 1898

                    City of Seattle Fire Station No. 5

                      Panama Hotel

                      PANAMA HOTEL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A  NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK  THIS PROPERTY POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATION THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  THE PANAMA HOTEL IS...

                      PANAMA HOTEL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A  NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK  THIS PROPERTY POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATION THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  THE PANAMA HOTEL IS...

                      • seattle
                      • washington
                      • hotel
                      • immigration
                      • japanese
                      • bathhouse