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Property Records: Removal of Racially Restrictive Language
In the 1920s, as developers began to build plats of houses in northeast Seattle, some attached property covenants specifying that no person of a race other than White, could own property in that neighborhood. One of the first to do … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Land records and surveys, Seattle History
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle
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The First Airfield at Sand Point in Seattle
Magnuson Park in Seattle with its entrance gate at 7400 Sand Point Way NE, is the former site of an airfield which first began to be developed in the 1920s. In September 2024 we are celebrating the First World Flight, … Continue reading
The World Flight Centennial: Events
In 1924 four planes took off from a small, rough airstrip at Sand Point on the shore of Lake Washington in Seattle. In 2024 we are celebrating the centennial of this event which impacted aviation history. You can follow the … Continue reading
The Nortons of Ravenna-Bryant in Seattle
It has been said of early Seattleites that no matter their original vocation, once they got to Seattle they went into the business of real estate. Land was available in and around Seattle so that those who invested in property … Continue reading
The Bentons of Ravenna Orchard in Seattle
The Benton family arrived in Seattle in the early 1900s and lived on 29th Ave NE in what is now the Ravenna-Bryant neighborhood, near Bryant School. Beginning in 1906, the Bentons became real estate investors who sold lots and built … Continue reading
Posted in Houses, Neighborhood features, Plat names, research resources, Seattle History
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle, WP Longform
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Memorial Day
Lest we forget…. That has been the motto since the close of the American Civil War in 1865. Today’s Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in the month of May, evolved from the desire of Civil War veterans to … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Events and holidays, Seattle History
Tagged Civil War History, Seattle
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The Mysteries of Montlake
Part of the fun of blogging is being able to network with other researchers and writers. Here is an article from the blog of Rob Ketcherside, with his deep exploration of the “portage” at today’s Montlake. The Portage, a place … Continue reading
Mary Boman: Seattle and Beyond
George Boman was only 46 years old when he died in Seattle on December 19, 1890. He had grown up in Tennessee and after fighting in the Union Army in the Civil War, he never went back home. He journeyed … Continue reading
George Boman in 1890 in Seattle
George Boman, originally from Tennessee, was a Civil War veteran who made the classic American western migration across the USA in search of opportunities. After his Civil War service ended in 1865, Boman went to Kentucky, spent a few years … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Fremont neighborhood in Seattle, Seattle History
Tagged Civil War, Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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George Boman in the Prosperous 1880s in Seattle
In 1882-1883 George Boman split up with his second wife, Adelia, and started a new life in a house on the north shore of Lake Union, on what is now Woodland Park Avenue North near Stone Way. Those streets did … Continue reading
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Wedgwood in Seattle History 