Seattlest: Thank You, Mr. Crowley

MaryW

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:50:08 -0800

Thank you for your tribute to Walt Crowley. He leaves a dark void in our city. I remember him from the Helix days...he was my hero back then, and remains so today. Walt Crowley is the personification of Seattle's very heart and soul. Everything our city is known and loved for (I'm not talking tech or corporations here!), Walt represented. We will miss him sorely. I just discovered your site and have bookmarked it. Your West-Ballard neighbor.

James Callan

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:05:21 -0800

Great post, Tom. Saturday I was torn between putting up a simple "hey, Walt Crowley died" post and trying to write something more reflective -- and as usual settled for neither. It's just as well. I don't know that "I always check HistoryLink for Seattlest trivia questions" is an amazing tribute, true though it might be. I did have the pleasure of a very brief correspondence with Mr. Crowley, back when I wrote about how the "Skid Road started in Seattle" story we tell ourselves is a linguistic urban legend. I remember feeling a little starstruck that he wrote back himself.

guest

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:16:32 -0800

Dear Tom, I have no doubt that Walt would have appreciated your letter. He liked nothing better than to have Historylink recognized as a premium resource for local and regional history. As for being a nerd, all can say is "nerds are back in style again." Keep up the good thoughts, From fellow Midwestern transplant and Historylink writer: Patrick McRoberts

Alan Stein

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:25:54 -0800

Hi Tom, We just read this at the HistoryLink office, and were very touched by your words. Walt knew well of Seattlest, and always appreciated when you would use us as a source. I, for one, visit Seattlest daily. Keep coming back for more history, it's always being added. Walt built a great organization, and we are thriving. But we will miss him.

jseattle

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:10:17 -0800

On first read, I thought you were making fun of sites like mine -- Capitol Hill Seattle. Could be wrong. Maybe you are.