The Seattle that could have been: Proposed versions of the city that failed to pass
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Plans for a vast civic park known as the Seattle Commons was just one initiative that failed to pass in Seattle. Show MoreShow Less
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Photo of the proposed floating stadium in the March 5, 1963 edition of the Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerShow MoreShow Less
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Not all Seattle infrastructure projects pan out according to plan, and many times, Seattleites have only themselves to blame or thank for that.
For example, on this day in 1970, King County voters rejected a bond package known as the Forward Thrust which would have built a regional rail transit system heavily subsidized by the federal government. Instead, the federal money was passed to Atlanta s MARTA system, according to History Link.
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Today in history: Adult show Girls of the Galaxy shut down at 1962 Seattle World s Fair
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1of6The Monorail and Space Needle were not the only big attractions during Seattle s 1962 World’s Fair how about nudity and dancing women along Century 21’s Show Street? The nightclub-style revues included Girls of the Galaxy, featuring models posing in revealing space-age costumes, and Gracie Hansen’s Paradise International Club, which provided Las Vegas-style entertainment with showgirls. (MOHAI photo.) Show MoreShow Less
2of6 A Night in Paradise was a Las Vegas-style burlesque show performed in Gracie Hansen s Paradise International Theater on Show Street, the adult entertainment area of the 1962 Seattle World s Fair. The plush 700-seat theater offered four shows a night, described as extravagant production numbers featuring the world s most beautiful girls, interspersed with internationally renowned specialty
Homes in Seattle s Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Seattle Municipal Archives)
The latest data indicates that housing prices in the Puget Sound region are continuing to grow rapidly. Despite that, Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner also believes that there’s a bit of good news for buyers as well.
The median price of a residential home in King County grew by 16% year-over-year as of April, with similar increases in Snohomish (28%) and Pierce (23%) counties. That has options scarce for the time being, with the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) estimating that it will likely take between four to six months for the Puget Sound region to shift to “a more balanced market.”
Earthquake damage to the Cadillac Hotel on Second Avenue South in Pioneer Square, 2001.
Seattle Architecture Foundation and AIA Seattle will present a free webinar titled “Unreinforced Masonry: Connecting | Preparing | Preserving” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 28.
Pre-viaduct, Railroad Avenue looking north from Pike Street in 1934.
Historic Seattle and HistoryLink from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. April 22 will hold a free virtual History Collective program on the Seattle Central Waterfront.