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Seattle’s Regrading Mania

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

From the time that settlers first arrived in Seattle in 1851, they began redesigning the landscape.  There just seemed to be something about wanting to reconfigure the topography to suit civic purposes, which drove a near-mania for regrading.  It has … Continue reading →

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