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 Brother
Ever since the first streetcars rumbled through the streets of Seattle in 1884, public transportation in the Puget Sound region has been a wild roller-coaster ride, replete with scandals, triumphs, an
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 it ha
The century-long history of Seattle City Light is among the most remarkable in the United States utility industry. Founded in 1911 under municipal ownership to provide a more stable, reliable, and ine
This richly illustrated and well-researched volume recounts in detail the history of the fair that brought Seattle and Washington into the national spotlight. The A-Y-P Exposition, held in Seattle in
