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That crime may be a scar on the city's psyche most Seattleites would like to forget, but in While the City Slept , Sanders weaves together a powerful narrative that shows why we shouldn't, and he accomplishes this by delving into the lives of the three individuals involved, as well as the forces—namely, the failures of Washington State's criminal-justice and mental-health systems—that caused these individuals to collide.

As Sanders makes clear, this traumatic moment in Seattle history had impacts and implications that reach far beyond the people directly affected by the crime. Ryan Boudinot, a local fiction writer, commissioned a bunch of essays from other local writers for this anthology on Seattle's literary history. The stories, which are mostly short, include authors such as Tom Robbins, Rebecca Brown, and Sonora Jha reminiscing about old haunts and the ghosts that hung around them.

While this collection of barroom stories is a bit whitewashed there are only a few contributions by or about writers of color , it does point out some important facts about Seattle's distinctions in the writing world, such as the strong academic poetry scene in the s, the generally strong fiction scene especially in the realm of sci-fi , and a fantastic comics scene thanks, Fantagraphics!

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You'll also learn that Seattle loves Haruki Murakami, Sherman Alexie is everybody's favorite performer, and that if it weren't for Seattle's cafes, industrial lofts, houseboats, and constant rain, no one would've ever written anything. The corner of 12th Avenue South and Jackson Street is home to Vietnamese restaurants and supermarkets, Szechuanese eateries, as well as a taco truck.

Cultural commingling on Jackson Street is nothing new, though its history as the center of Seattle's thriving jazz scene in the s and '50s is not widely known. Paul de Barros's book is a loving and meticulous look at the musicians including Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, and Ernestine Anderson and the venues that drew in crowds of Seattleites—black, white, and Asian—night after night.

For some reason, the Arcadia Publishing Company in South Carolina has decided it's going to publish delightful little books on just about every little city and neighborhood in America. Roll your eyes if you want, but this is actually a great idea and has resulted in hundreds of individual offerings that home in on Washington State—including most, if not all, of the neighborhoods in Seattle. If you're a serious bookstore browser, you may have seen these books already.

Heavy on historical photographs, and with no pretensions of being much more than the best some Arcadia-hired person could do for Arcadia's millionth neighborhood write-up, these books provide a great grounding in the micro-history of Seattle's various communities. It's a little bit like decades of super-important highlights from your best neighborhood blog all rolled up in one tiny bound volume that is, if your best neighborhood blog had actually existed for decades, which, I promise you, it has not.

The first chapter title of this essential history by author Gary Atkins reads, in part: This book covers the long arc of Seattle's gay community, from saloons "where men could explore the pleasures of friendship" to relatively more recent places like Shelly's Leg rejected name: The story of Cal Anderson? Check, check, and check.

Unless you know everything there is to know about sodomy on mudflats and all the rest—which I find HIGHLY unlikely—you need to check this one out. If you want to hear a voice that could've emerged only from this corner of the country, you need to seek out everything Sarah Galvin has ever written. She's known around town for her poetry, but The Best Party of Our Lives reveals her gift as a storyteller and a political thinker as well.

The book consists of 23 stories of queer couples who married shortly after same-sex marriage was legalized in Washington State. Galvin overcomes the coffee-table format by bringing a poet's ear and eye to her interviews, drawing details only she could elicit. One of the book's subjects, for instance, tells the story of proposing to her partner with a grill basket instead of with a ring. What does the book say about Seattle?

That there's a history of accepting queer love here, but also that there's still plenty more work to do: Trans folk are getting beaten up on Capitol Hill, and youth homelessness rates among queer people are staggering. Still, the book celebrates the legalization of same-sex marriage as a big win that made lots of peoples' lives better. Alice Wheeler landed in Washington State in the late s, just in time to document—with her signature eye for bright colors and her tough-as-hell black-and-white photography—the riot grrrl world that was bubbling up here at the time.

Featuring a foreword by Kathleen Hanna, Outcasts and Innocents is Wheeler's first hardcover photography book, and it's pages of real-deal s Northwest. In addition to incredible portraits and live shots of lady punk bands such as L7, Bikini Kill, and Babes in Toyland, Outcasts includes many bold images of the Northwest's outsider culture—a rugged terrain full of rain, mountains, queers, punks, rebels, anarchists, and maybe her most famous photo subject: Books Jan 27, You might also be interested in these: Michelle Obama Is Coming!

Braving the Chill at Vermillion. He served as the hospital's chief of staff. A brilliant and innovative electric guitar player, the first to make professional use of the feedback and effect apparatus. After being expelled from high school and discharged from the Army, Hendrix devoted himself to music and spent four years doing back-up guitar work, before forming his own band, Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, in In , Hendrix had a new band called the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

After a Tour in Europe, his band was internationally recognized. Hendrix died in of a drug overdose. Known as the Empire Builder, he used the Great Northern Railway and the rest of his transportation empire to develop the commercial foundation of Seattle and King County. Hill's northern-most transcontinental railway, with its low curvature and minimal grades leading to cheap freight rates , along with the Great Northern Steamship Company which had the world's largest freighters, the Dakota and the Minnesota , helped establish Seattle as a world-class port and a major conduit for channeling commerce through the Pacific Northwest to reach markets in both Asia and the Eastern United States.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Raised in North Carolina, Hill settled in Seattle after a long career as a lawyer for several railroads. A Japanese-American student at the University of Washington, he refused to obey a curfew order that applied to all persons of Japanese descent on the West Coast after the United States declared war on Japan. Later, he refused to be interned with the rest of the Japanese Americans when he was ordered to report for evacuation.

He was arrested and found guilty, later appealing all the way to the U. Supreme Court, which upheld his conviction. Forty-four years later a federal judge in Seattle vacated his convictions. He stood for his principles and showed that it's never too late to redress wrongs. Kent's first female mayor, a position she held for 16 years. Early in her administration Kent opened a new library. The city established new parks and planted trees along the roadway during her administration. These environmental enhancements were essential in a time when the city's population more than doubled.

At 19, he became the first non-Indian of record to explore Elliott Bay and the Duwamish waterway. He hoped to establish a land claim. Nevertheless, he settled on what is today Beacon Hill and a street is named in his honor. He acquired a small safe and began holding workers funds for safekeeping. His "banking" business grew, ultimately becoming the Dexter Horton Bank, forerunner to Seafirst Bank. Pilot of Boeing's first commercial plane. He taught and wrote for years at the University of Montana, Missoula. The owner of the Seattle Post Intelligencer who invested in a steel mill in Kirkland, envisioning it as the "Pittsburgh of the West.

Rome named Raymond Hunthausen the archbishop of Seattle in In his role as archbishop, he reached out to those often marginalized by Catholicism and society: He endorsed the Equal Rights Amendment, and wrote a letter to Rome identifying steps the Catholic Church could take to "value the gifts of women equally with those of men. Hunthausen's liberal outspoken nature made conservative Seattle Catholics and Rome uncomfortable.

In , Rome named a conservative bishop to serve under him but gave Bishop Wuerl a power-sharing influence with the archbishop. This approach almost led to the Archbishop's resignation. As a pitcher for the Tacoma Rainiers, he was one of the organization's most successful players. In , he won 25 games on his way to earning "Minor League Player of the Year" honors.

He later returned to Seattle as manager of the Rainiers. A hermit who lived in Eastern Washington, he owned over 30 downtown properties, 14 of which were located in Pioneer Square.

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He refused to renovate or improve any of his properties, only investing in keeping the roof functional. Due to his negligence many of his properties were vacated and fell into disrepair. However, the low rent helped spawn a lively artist scene in Pioneer Square. Before he died he established Samis Land Co. Radical group who detonated bombs around the region in the s to call attention to causes ranging from the rights of farm workers, to the rights of Native Americans and utility workers.

A Democrat, he served as a U. Senator from Washington State for more than 30 years.

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Proponent of New Deal-type legislation, strong national defense and effective advocate for Boeing. Unsuccessfully sought Democratic presidential nomination in Coached the University of Washington football team for 18 years, from He is the Huskies' most successful football coach, with a record winning percentage of With her husband, founded the Seattle Repertory Playhouse. She also established a program where she brought famous plays to high schools, working in conjunction with the State Department of Education. When the Depression ended so did her funding, and she had to halt both the education program and the WPA project.

In , the Jameses were brought in front of the Committee for Un-American Activities, and their public support diminished, forcing them to close the playhouse. Popular Seattle mystery novelist who frequently uses Seattle as the location of her novels. Served as the Seattle Opera General Director since Jensen was involved in education for 64 years, 18 as superintendent of the Highline public schools. He had the foresight to predict the area's growth in the s and s leading to the construction of over 40 new schools and a place on the cover of Time Magazine.

In , he wrote and published The Highline School District Chronicle documenting major events, issues and changes in the Highline community through much of the 20th century. She was the sister of author Betty MacDonald. Founder of Swedish Hospital. Ran Boeing during its years as America's most successful fighter-plane builder in the s and s, then again during the bomber period of World War II. Whitman College graduate who spent his career as a journalist and author in the Seattle area.

He did historical vignettes on Seattle radio for years. Garfield High School's musical prodigy has more Grammy nominations than anyone else in history. Jones has written film scores, sonatas and popular music, done arrangements for other artists and performed throughout the world with his own band and orchestra. Long-time conductor of the Seattle Symphony. Generally recognized as the first recorded family to homestead in the Highline area, having arrived in They established a claim in what Mike Kelly called Sunnydale near the old military road that the army had built through the area in the 's.

An influx of population occurred with the arrival of many logging and farming families. The Kellys were soon recognized as one of the leading forces in education, road-building and community growth. The area's first school was in Jane Kelly's kitchen. Took over Skyway luggage upon the death of his father and built the company into the nation's largest independently owned luggage supplier. Owner of canneries, and creator of Kreielsheimer Foundation. Quaker peace activist, internment-camp survivor, planetary researcher, tireless volunteer.

Studs Terkel profiled her as one of 70 outstanding older Americans in his book "Coming of Age. Mayor of Seattle from to , then governor of Washington. A member of Cincinnatus, a citizen group working to eliminate corruption in the city government, he defeated an incumbent to be elected to the Seattle City Council. Following his council work he ran for mayor and lost. The following year, , he was elected to be the state lieutenant governor, becoming the first person to serve three terms in that capacity.

The radio voice of the Seattle Rainiers for over 30 years, broadcasting roughly 5, games from to In he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. A Jewish refugee from Germany who managed to complete his medical studies in Italy. Lewis' patriotic works, including "The Doughboy" at the Seattle Center and "Victor Memorial" on the state capital grounds, made him the outstanding sculptor of the 's.

Seattle's first female City Council president and the city's only female mayor. During her council presidency, the mayor left town for a month, and Bertha became acting mayor. As mayor she ordered the chief of police to fire several officers against whom charges had been made. When he refused, she fired him, and then fired the officers herself. When she ran for mayor, her "dry" platform was at first popular during Prohibition, but frequent police raids and the attendant unsavory publicity led to her defeat after a two-year term.

Founder of One Reel, producer of Bumbershoot and other cultural events. As a two-term Seattle City Council member during the s, Larkin was able to bring people together, reach consensus and foster change. In his career with the city he served as a fire fighter, police officer, and City Council Member. Creator of "The Far Side," a hugely popular cartoon panel. Before Larson's retirement in , the cartoon strip appeared in 1, daily newspapers, in 40 countries and was translated into 17 different languages. Larson received the Rueber Award for outstanding cartoonist from the National Cartoonist Society in both and Seattle painter and University of Washington professor who began in the Harlem Renaissance and whose vivid colors and simple forms represent scenes from American history.

Filmmaker, writer, creator of "Twin Peaks," a TV show illustrating the darker side of life. West Seattle's Lee, with her sister June Havoc, performed in a kiddy vaudeville act that toured the nation. She parlayed her experience into a famous striptease that was a hit at the Zeigfield Follies. Her life was portrayed in the musical "Gypsy.

Nisqually Indian who befriended and then was deceived by his white neighbors. He was hanged for murder, but his name lives in a Seattle waterfront park. The homes of Loveless are considered examples of the baronial style with English touches. Rabbi of Temple de Hirsch Sinai, a Reform congregation. He was well known for his ecumenical work. First African American 's settler in pioneer Seattle. A seaman who started a barbershop in Pioneer Square. A Chinese American lawyer and a leader of the King County Democrats, was the first Asian member of the Seattle City Council and the first local legislator to introduce long-range planning.

Seattle physician, instrumental in founding of Group Health Cooperative. Author of the national bestseller "The Egg and I," she spent many years in the Seattle area and on the Olympic Peninsula. An orphan who came from the Midwest, Magnuson attended the University of Washington, and eventually became King County's prosecuting attorney. He later became a congressman, and finally U. Senator, serving from Environmentalist, proponent of "Issaquah Alps" and author of several camping and hiking guidebooks.

Organized citizens who defeated Metro's plans to build a sewer outfall in Seahurst Park. She was a founding member and president of Citizens to Save Puget Sound. She also helped incorporate the City of Burien, and served on the council for five years. Matthews received two Governor's Distinguished Volunteer awards. Printed dozens of finely crafted books, now considered collector's items, at his Dogwood Press.

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Worked as a novelist and critic during the s, s and s. Raised in Seattle, her biting wit and tell-all biographies caused a stir. He endowed a chair in history at the University of Washington and has supported a variety of regional history projects. Writer, historian, Eastside journalist. PEMCO executive who originally was asked to shape a vision for the company and stayed on for 37 years to implement that vision.

After helping to launch the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Meany dedicated his life to recording and speaking about Seattle's prospects and history. Meyer, a Seattle jazz-band leader, ran for mayor of Seattle in on the whim of some practical jokesters at The Seattle Times, who convinced him to join the race as their protest of the inferiority of candidates that year. He was eager to lend himself to the joke, and the Times reporters wrote him up throughout the campaign. After losing the mayoral election, he won the election for the lieutenant governor of the state. Regent of the University of Washington, important in the development of the University.

Mayor of Seattle, elected in Wrote a full-length opera called "Narcissa," based on the lives and deaths of Dr. Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. The opera ran for 12 performances at Seattle's Moore Theatre in His Moore Theater still stands on Second Avenue. Morgan, an expert in regional history, wrote the vibrant, informal portrait of Seattle, "Skid Road. African American historian who lives in Seattle. In she published a groundbreaking history about the early African American residents in Seattle. Entitled "Seattle's Black Victorians ," this book reflects primary research and is the first book to present a comprehensive history of African American's in early Seattle.

State legislator who helped purchase land for Seahurst Park on Puget Sound. He also helped develop the park. Founder of Northwest Folklife Festival. Dave Niehaus has been delivering colorful descriptions of Mariner baseball since the team was established in He is listened to by hundreds of thousands of people all over the Pacific Northwest. His enormous contribution to Mariner baseball was recognized when he was asked to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in the inaugural game in Safeco Field.

Gary Locke declared the day Dave Niehaus Day in the state. After Edward died in , Josephine was the driving force behind building this Seattle institution. Nordstrom, a Swedish immigrant, tried his luck in the Alaska gold rush then settled in Seattle. He founded a shoe store with his partner Carl F. In , he bought out Wallin and sold the business to his three sons, Everett, Elmer, and Lloyd. The store, now much more than a shoe outlet, is in the hands of the third and fourth generations of Nordstroms. Pat O'Day was a high profile disc jockey on KJR radio through the s and has been the voice of the Seafair hydro races for years.

He was the first disc jockey in Seattle to really start playing rock 'n roll, an action for which he earned 37 percent of the radio audience. In and he won the award for the top program director from the National Radio Industry, and in was named the disc jockey of the year. President of the University of Washington from His vision of transforming the University from a local school to a nationally recognized research institution was realized during his presidency. The brothers also designed some of Seattle's first parks.

She was one of the original "Mercer girls," women that Asa Shinn Mercer arranged to come to Seattle to teach and to increase the number of marriageable women in Seattle. She taught in the first public school in Seattle in Editor and publisher of the Glendale Gazette. Osgood is perhaps the father of Seattle's public transportation system. His horse-drawn trolleys moved slowly along Second Avenue beginning in Three years later he used electricity to power his trolleys, thereby beginning a trend by entrepreneurs to extend tracks to every real-estate development in the city.

Started the fire in the Mary Pang Warehouse downtown, in which four firemen died. In his confession, Pang said he started the fire to relieve his parents the burden of running the business. He fled to Brazil but was returned to Washington and tried for both arson and murder. A theater magnate who owned the largest theatre chain in America. His career began with the Alaska gold rush, and he later owned and managed the Crystal Theatre on Seattle's Second Avenue.

His home in Madison Park remains one of Seattle's greatest residential palaces. Seattle's Providence Hospital is a monument to her efforts. His two-volume masterpiece a third volume was added posthumously , "Main Currents in American Thought," was a seminal contribution to American letters. One of the older buildings on the UW campus is named in his honor.

Patches, played by Chris Wedes, is one of the most beloved characters in the history of Northwest television. P Patches and his friends entertained children from ; at the peak ,00 children watched it daily. Patches is one of the longest running children's shows in American history. Pellegrini, an Italian immigrant who settled with his family in Southwest Washington state, later made his mark as a University of Washington English professor and food and wine expert. Naval officer who created first drawing of Seattle in aboard the Decatur during the Battle of Seattle.

As one of the most extensively published local architectural writers, Philips was highly influential in creating a popular base for the acceptance of modern residential design. Pigott turned the Pacific Car and Foundry into a successful business in Seattle. He expanded from railroad cars into equipment for the logging industry and handled military contracts during WWI. He guided Paccar into the truck-making business with the purchase of Kenworth Truck in Builder of first UW building in downtown Seattle in Built first Montlake canal.

Daughter of Carkeek family, civil leader in mid 20th century. Arrived in and established a sawmill near the Cedar River and a coal mine next to the Black River. He started the area's first brickyard, and started a livery stable. He was the executive director of the Seattle Urban League, a member of the Central Area Civil Rights Organization and a leader in the struggle for integrated housing and education in Seattle.

He was shot and killed by an unknown assailant on January 26, Founded Seattle's first Catholic church and helped establish other parishes. Preston was elected to the position of state Superintendent of Schools in , shortly after women won the right to vote. At that time, teachers, particularly in rural areas, had very meager pay, part of which went to living expenses.

Often, teachers boarded with local families, moving from house to house, sometimes sharing a bed with a daughter. Preston, in an effort to lower the teachers' turnover rate, established "teacherages," cottages built next to the school where the teacher could live. This idea, wildly popular across Washington, was eventually were used throughout the United States.

She also decided that schools in rural areas could double as community centers in the off-hours. During her administration, other progressive reforms were made, including kindergarten, hot lunches and buses to transport students to and from school. He was also the director and curator at the Seattle Art Institute in its early years. The architect who designed most of Seattle's downtown theaters. In addition, he designed schools, homes and commercials buildings. His ornate and detailed theater work earned him a national reputation. Transformed Simpson Investment Co.

Established sawmills and lumber businesses throughout Puget Sound. His Port Blakely site on Bainbridge Island was spectacularly successful. Renton, Washington and "Renton Hill" were named after him. Convicted terrorist caught trying to bring explosives into the United States at the Port Angeles border crossing. Seattle's first African American mayor, serving the city from to Borghild Ringdahl's husband operated a strawberry farm. They paid neighborhood children kids to pick the berries, and then took the berries to Seattle to sell them.

However, during the Depression the fruit rotted because no one could afford to purchase it. With some of her neighbors Ringdahl put surplus produce in bags and distributed it to about 13, people in welfare lines. As a member of the PTA she also started a hot lunch programs at school. She was hired as the first director of the hot-lunch programs in Seattle. Worked as an art critic for the Seattle Times and later Seattle magazine.

His career as a novelist began with "Another Roadside Attraction," which instantly became a cult favorite in Robbin's second book "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" was published by Signet paperbacks, making it a more mainstream novel. Robbins is probably one of Seattle's most widely known authors. Rochester, a Seattle native, served as a Seattle City Councilman and introduced one-way streets, handicapped parking and daylight savings time in Seattle.

He also wrote and arranged the passage of a resolution to establish Century 21, the World's Fair. Later, he served as executive director of the Fair's Washington State Commission. Roethke, an English professor at the University of Washington, won the Pulitzer Prize and a number of other literary awards. In his lectures he often included frequent references to the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Launched an adhesives manufacturing company that over the years grew into the largest distributor of industrial chemicals in North America.

His company later became the Univar Corporation. A popular symbol during WWII of women entering the blue-collar work force in order to keep up industrial production to support the war effort. Believed to be based on women in Boeing's work force. One of the area's largest developers of homes and apartments. His business was the largest producer of post-war housing in the Northwest. He was also instrumental in bring professional football to Seattle. Popular Seattle journalist whose column in the Stranger is now nationally syndicated.

Started with the Boeing Company in and served as vice president in charge of contract administration and planning starting in Later served as CEO until when he retired. He guided Boeing through the effects of the worst airline slump in history, implementing a sweeping cultural change in the company and guided the creation of the Developed Starbucks into a worldwide coffee business and lifestyle. Now the principal owner of the Seattle Sonics basketball team. Attorney and scholar, he served as president to the Washington State Bar Association.

He was dean of the UW Law School and wrote the amendments to the Washington state constitution, requiring 60 percent majority on special levies. Schweppe also wrote the initiative that brought liquor-by-the-drink to Washington state hotels and restaurants. Early Seattle retail and wholesale giant who helped supply gold rush and later generations. Conductor of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Namesake of the city, he was a Duwamish and Suquamish Indian leader. He remembered seeing Capt. George Vancouver's sails on Puget Sound when he was a youngster. His friendship with "Doc" Maynard led to the tiny community being named Seattle.

Later in his life he allegedly converted to the Roman Catholic Faith, taking the name "Noah. The SLF planned a demonstration protesting the anticipated conviction of the Chicago Seven indicted for conspiracy in planning protests during the Democratic Convention. The protest leaders quickly lost control, and protesters began throwing rocks. The leaders were indicted for planning a riot. The trial was ruled a mistrial, and after walking out of court, the Seattle Seven were held in contempt of court. Shortly after the trial SLF disintegrated. A Seattle developer, built Columbia Seafirst Tower.

Attorney, University of Washington Regent, community leader, influential in establishing location of the Century 21 Worlds Fair. Worked for the Seattle Parks Department and wrote an unpublished book about the history of the parks. Japanese-American merchant in the University District, he was instrumental in initiating the University District Street fair, which started in Served as pastor in the Pilgrim Congregational Church. Shorter engaged in numerous charity efforts, starting a Skid Row mission to feed the hungry, establishing the People's Memorial Association, to provide inexpensive cremations and burials and dabbling in early versions of Planned Parenthood.

Built three successful business, including Port Blakely Mill Co. Author and chef who popularized good cooking for a mass audience. Owner of the story Smith Tower, which dominated the Seattle skyline between and Author of "Nisei Daughter," a book about Japanese internment camp experience. Founder, with two partners, of Dick's Drive In, which opened in Wallingford in King County Executive from to when he was elected governor and served one term. Governor of Washington in the 's. After 30 years of military service, he served as Seattle school superintendent. In his time as superintendent he became a spokesman for Seattle's children.

He made a number of drastic changes to the system, ending the busing system, giving principals more fiscal and hiring power and beginning a citywide reading program. He inspired students, parents, teachers and business leaders. He died in of leukemia. A professor in the University of Washington School of Architecture, he was a key figure in recognizing the regional heritage in Seattle, particularly in Pioneer Square and the Pike Place Market. He was the leader of many preservation efforts in Seattle and a leader in the creation of "viewpoint" parks in Seattle.

His sketch of the Seattle Space Needle became a reality and symbol of Seattle. His books include "Market Sketchbook" and "Seattle Cityscape. First Washington territorial governor, spending long periods of time in the Seattle-King County area. In his position as Indian agent he negotiated controversial treaties with local Indian nations while looking for a railroad route across the Cascade Mountains.

Created the Carnation Company, which initially focused on evaporated milk. Stuart eventually developed a dairy farm near Tolt, which was later renamed Carnation. In , Carnation entered the fresh milk and ice-cream business. Originally from Michigan, Stimson came to the Pacific Northwest to find raw timber.

President of Frederick and Nelson, community leader. Raised on Seattle's Queen Anne Hill, Strong was a writer, radical journalist and a participant in the nation's only general strike, the Seattle General Strike of She was the first female member of the Seattle School Board, but was removed from her position in a recall vote. She spent the last years of her life in the Soviet Union and China. Known for owning his own successful businesses, his enthusiastic backing of young, innovative entrepreneurs and as a generous philanthropist.

Founders of the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Long time president of Seattle University. Served as president of the University of Washington from One of three founders of the Oriental Trading Company. His firm, directly or indirectly, was responsible for much of the physical development of Seattle's former Japantown, including the Nippon Japan Building and the Hotel Panama Charles Terry followed his brother Leander Terry to the settlement of Alki.

Terry Avenue is named after him. Member of the original Alki landing party, he stayed only a winter and then left for New York. Principal architect for Century 21, the World's Fair. Thiry is credited with introducing European Modernism to the Pacific Northwest. Some of his other works can be found in St. Toklas is best known for her life long friendship with writer and art collector Gertrude Stein.

Toklas's father owned a Seattle mercantile business. Her autobiography includes memories of the University of Washington and a Snoqualmie Valley hop ranch. He was an outstanding artist of Japanese American heritage. A native and longtime resident of Seattle, he was a recognized painter, sculptor and fountain maker. He created more than 75 fountains in major cities of the United States, Japan, and Canada. Although he is best known for his sculptural bronze fountains, he also was a noted painter. He taught at the University of Washington for more than 30 years, and received honorary degrees from Whitman College and Seattle University.

Mayor of Seattle in late s and early s. British naval officer who explored much of the Pacific Northwest, including Puget Sound, and charted many of its features. Upon his arrival in Seattle in , Vanderveer, a brilliant lawyer, devoted his life to defending the downtrodden.

His clients were mostly Skid Road residents, many associated with the radical labor group known as Wobblies. During his time, he was known for defending his views with his fists in the streets. He began his career as a star outfielder for Queen Anne High School. At the University of Washington he was a place kicker for the football team, as well as an outfielder in baseball. He left the university early to sign with the Seattle Rainiers in He spent his entire career with the Rainiers as a player coach and manager.

Influential folk artist and sculptor. Raised on the slopes of Beacon Hill, Watson played baseball for Franklin High School, the University of Washington and briefly in the semi-professional leagues. His sports reporting, newspaper columns, books and formation of the tongue in cheek "Lesser Seattle" organization placed him in the forefront of local observers of the Seattle scene. He guided the fortunes of the Seattle based spice and seasoning industry, Crescent Manufacturing.

He was associated with the company for more than 60 years and spent the majority of that time as its president. A socialist engineer, Wells was one of the founding employees at Seattle City Light. He ran for public office as a socialist. Founded Weyerhaeuser Timber Co in , with several investing partners. For several decades Whitebear was the acknowledged leader and fearless spokesman for the Puget Sound urban Indians. He waged a successful "invasion" of Fort Lawton in an attempt to get the United States Army and the United States Congress to allow Indians to have some portion of the land turned over to the city for Discovery Park.

His success in getting a year lease on some portion of the property led to his organization of United Indians of All Tribes, to provide various social services for urban Indians and the subsequent construction of the Daybreak Star Center. When he died in July he was buried in his U. Army Ranger Green Beret uniform in a pine casket lined with an Indian blanket. He also served as president of Recreational Equipment International REI , helping it to become one of the world's leading retailers of outdoor equipment.

Boeing CEO who saved the firm from bankruptcy by reducing the workforce in the s, the famous "Boeing bust. Celebrated nature and wildlife photographer based in Seattle. He has photographed nature and wildlife in the Northwest as well as throughout the world. A quintessential activist, she championed many causes in her years.

First an advocate of women's rights, she went onto support labor and environmental issues. Major supporters of non-profit arts organizations in the Seattle area. Developer and construction contractor. Born in Austria, Zioncheck attended the University of Washington. He excelled at athletics and also served as UW student body president. After passing the state bar exam he won a seat in Congress. His mental deterioration and suicide leaping from the Arctic Building in Seattle were national stories. Nominations submitted directly to The Times Nominee: Arthur Thompson What they did: Son in law to ferry boat Capt.

Matthew McDowell, he guided huge ships into Seattle, then formed the Seattle Maritime Pilots Association, which is still in existence today. Howard Duff What they did: Actor Howard Duff was born in Bremerton but grew up in Seattle. He became one of radio's original "detectives" playing Sam Spade way back in He was a handsome leading man starring in a string of great movies until he got blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Nell Shipman What they did: Noreen Skagen What they did: Noreen Skagen was the first assistant chief of the Seattle Police Department.

She began her police career in , in what was then called the "Women's Bureau. More often then not, she scored at the top of the promotional exams. At the time of her promotion to assistant chief in , she was the highest ranking women police official of a major metropolitan police agency in the United States. Upon her retirement in , she was nominated by President Reagan to become the U. Marshal for the Western District of Washington State. Skagen retired from this appointment in In addition to her distinguished career, Skagen has been active in numerous community and charitable organizations.

Sarah Latimer Boren Denny What they did: She married a Boren in Illinois and had three children. In , she married John Denny in Arthur Denny married her daughter. They came out on the Oregon Trail as a group. David Denny later married her other daughter! Also, uncle William Latimer settled in Seattle a year before Arthur's party arrived. He went back to Illinois after a year, but came back to raise a family that would be a major force in founding Seattle First National Bank.

Joe Patton Barron What they did: An Iowa farm boy, he became a Seattle businessman with a taste for business adventure that helped Seattle on its way to becoming a "big city. Under his guidance, Prudential mushroomed into three other banks, the most noteworthy being in the University District, where Bank of America is now located. With the hard years that he Depression brought for banks, Barron decided to branch out into an entirely new field: Enter Inglewood Country Club.

The Barron family bought the floundering golf club in as a new business venture. The family moved into the upstairs apartments of the clubhouse. It was a family operation in every sense of the word. My grandmother Mary "Macky" Barron acted as clubhouse manager. The kids mowed the lawns. During the war years Barron leased the club to the Coast Guard, which housed personnel coming and going from the South Pacific to the Adak Islands in the Bering Straits. Joel Barron died in But in , inspired by my grandfather Barron, his son Jack Barron took over the operations and decided to bring Inglewood into national prominence.

The Club was already recognized as one of the true championship golf courses, thanks to my grandfather's creativity and tenacity, but new promotion was needed to bring it to deserved national attention. Jack contacted the PGA and with the help of Ed "Porky" Oliver, then ranked in the top "10" of national golfers and together they put Inglewood Country Club on the national map. Today, the Club remains one of the member-owned golf courses of national reputation. Wing Luke What they did: As the first Asian American elected official in the state and the Puget Sound area, Wing Luke provided an outstanding role model to others to follow.

First elected to Seattle City Council in the 's, he championed fair housing and civil rights. He served the people of Seattle until his death in an airplane accident. Aki Kurose What they did: A teacher and peace activist, she influenced many thousands of Seattle school children and was a beacon in this community for peace, justice and equality. She was honored with many awards, including a profile in Studs Terkel's book "Coming of Age.

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Gertrude Frazee What they did: A lifelong human rights activist, she lived from She was a woman-suffrage activist, a co-founder of Seattle Gray Panthers, president of the Older Women's League and the founder and director of the Equal Defense Alliance. While involved in human-rights issues, she learned of a battered woman who was serving a long prison term for having killed, in self-defense, the adult stepson who was abusing her.

Gertrude began working to free Janice Painter. With attorneys and others, she helped create the concept of battered-woman defense. Eventually, the battered woman's defense came to be invoked regularly in this city and state. Carrie Chapman Catt What they did: Nicknamed "the General," she was the president who formulated the "winning plan" which led to ratification, after 72 long years, of the Susan B.

Anthony Amendment the 19th by which women secured the right to vote. Gillespie What they did: Founder of the Northwest Women's Law Center and its first executive director, she was instrumental in formulating the basis for a defense for battered women accused of murdering those who battered them. She wrote a book called "Justifiable Homicide: Battered Women, Self-Defense and the Law," in The Law Center, under her direction, worked closely with battered women advocacy groups in this city and state to establish and enlarge the battered women's defense, which is now known nationwide.

Cynthia Gillespie died in at age 51 of breast cancer. These three women were members of Siwanu Toastmistress Club of Seattle. They often discussed women's rights and discrimination. Zelda was elected president, and Pat and Esther became vice-presidents. Seattle NOW went on to initiate and lobby for many legislative changes, and is one of the oldest continuing NOW chapters in the country.

Foster What they did: Joseph Foster came to the Duwamish Valley in The bill for which he is best known is the one whereby the University of Washington was located in Seattle rather than Olympia. He also introduced a bill extending voting rights to women. It was repealed soon thereafter, to be reinstated a few years later. He introduced a bill, which resulted in the first east-west route over the Cascades, now known as I Ronald W Petty What they did: His sculpture, the Fisherman's Memorial at Fisherman's Terminal, is an impressive work. More importantly, it is a focus for members of the commercial fishing community and serves as a reminder of the sad events that befall commercial fishing.

Goon Dip What they did: Goon Dip was a prominent turn-of-the-century Chinese businessman responsible for relocating Seattle's Chinatown in its present location. He helped develop economic ties to China by bringing in the labor force necessary to work the railroads and canneries of Washington and Alaska. He provided living arrangements for many of the new immigrants from China as they adjusted to living in Seattle. Lowman What they did: John Webster What they did: John's charter on September 4, The Lodge was the first Masonic lodge in the city of Seattle and is the third oldest Pioneer Corporation in continuous operation in the city of Seattle.

Daniel Bagley and John Webster were very good friends as well as fraternal brothers and worked together to promote Seattle as a site for the Territorial University. On May 21, there was a Masonic cornerstone laid for the university. Webster and Bagley were among the first regents. Thomas Church What they did: What is it like to turn 21 years old? For the average person it may be whiskey shots, kamikazes, and flaming Dr. On my 21st birthday, Tom Church made history come alive. The is the greatest teacher ever. He is not looking for recognition, rather simply looking for someone to learn.

He has shown me to overcome adversity before ever staring it in the eye. Chojiro Fujii What they did: Chojiro Fujii arrived in Seattle in the late 's from a village in the outskirts of Hiroshima, Japan. Although at the time it was against the law for Japanese to own land, live in certain areas of Seattle or become naturalized U. He eventually served as the first president of the Seattle Japanese Hotel Association.

Chojiro's impact on Seattle's Japanese community lives on today. With Jiro Iwamura, he co-founded the Seattle Buddhist Church, the largest Japanese immigrant organization in the state of Washington at that time. Chojiro served as its first president for 10 years. Helene Madison What they did: She won all three free-style swimming gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympic Games when she was 19 years old. Madison, who started swimming at age 12 at Green Lake, hoped to cash in on her fame by exhibition swimming for pay. She signed a Hollywood contract but bombed.

She sold sporting goods for a while. By the Olympics she was working at a hot-dog stand at Green Lake. The greatest swimmer of them all had been denied a job as a Park Department swim instructor because of a rule against women instructors. Years later, Madison battled diabetes and cancer in a basement apartment across from Green Lake, where it had all begun. A swimming pool in Seattle's North End bears her name. Gil Dobie What they did: In Dobie, the University had found a fundamentalist, a no-nonsense perfectionist.

He was a coach known to devote a whole practice session to perfecting one play. He often predicted disaster for his team before a game, earning the nickname "Gloomy. It is still the longest undefeated streak in college football history. Jim Whitaker What they did: He was the first American to climb Mount Everest.

He also helped establish Recreational Equipment Inc. Alexander Jay Anderson What they did: Alexander Jay Anderson was president of the University of Washington from to Peter Edelson, great-great grandson. He was unable to find employment other than work as a house-servant, dishwasher, busboy, bowling-pin setter, gardener or other such tasks.

He eventually found his way to Seattle, settling in this city in the early s. He started to work in Alaska at this time during the salmon cannery season. By the mids he had risen to prominence as a labor contractor and leader in the growing Filipino community.

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He became the first president of the Filipino-American community in Seattle in the mid s. Pio DeCano challenged this law when property he owned was confiscated by the City of Seattle. He challenged the legality of the law and lost in the local courts. He appealed the case to the Washington State Supreme court and the court found in his favor, allowing Filipinos to own land legally in the state for the first time. Carlson What they did: But, he also took his business acumen to the community. He served as chairman from to of the Washington State Commission for the World's Fair. He created the Space Needle as the icon of the Fair, having drawn it on the back of a napkin in Stuttgart, Germany, in after seeing their revolving restaurant.

He was designated "First Citizen" for his community activities in He served as chairman of the Pacific Science Center from to and honorary chairman through He served as regent at both Seattle University and the University of Washington, where a Distinguished Professorship chair exists in his name. The UW gave him their highest honor in , designating him alumnus summa laude dignatus. Fortune magazine awarded him a place in their Hall of Fame for this turnaround. James Lee What they did: Following the great fire in , he started Lee's Pharmacy on the southwest corner of Second Avenue and Columbia Street, which he ran for 25 years.

Lee's Pharmacy sold goods to prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush, running ads which targeted their business such as "Klondycitis is a very prevalent disease which cannot be cured by medical science Lynn Bragg, great-granddaughter Nominee: He was a member of the Spanish Embassy in Washington, D. He operated a hospital ship the Idaho, a sidewheeler from to He was paid fifty cents per day for each patient by the city of Seattle. It was the predecessor of Harborview Hospital. Roy de Soto, grandson Nominee: The prostitutes of the s What they did: They were the main reason that many men originally came to the Seattle area.

Mark Matthews What they did: Mark Matthews built the largest Presbyterian Church in the world in Seattle. He was a major voice in the cultural battle that took place here during the first two decades of the twentieth century. That battle pitted a middle-class culture against a working-class culture and translated itself into numerous elections as well as other social efforts to shape the ethos of the city. Although accused of meddling in politics too much, and often criticized for his style and methods, Matthews exerted enormous influence over the politics of his day as well as many of the social institutions.

Childhaven was started by his church; the effort to build Harborview Hospital was led by Matthews; kindergartens, night schools, unemployment bureaus, and countless other ministries directed toward the poor came out of Matthews's church. Kinsey What they did: He traveled around taking photographs of logging camps and the area that became Seattle and King County. Without those pictures, I do not believe that we would think about the work required to create our city and state as we know it. Joseph James What they did: Lance What they did: His design and engineering of public schools saved an unknown number of lives.

He owned and operated a contracting business in Seattle until about In his study of design Lance noticed an often fatal flaw in the heating and power systems of public schools. Public schools of the time, circa , were heated and powered with steam.