Results tagged “seattlehistory”

• Last night a group of pedestrians were robbed at knifepoint forkpoint in the area of 1st NE and NE 107th. Police have arrested the three suspects and recovered the weapon, a dinner fork.
• The street signs in Downtown say you can park till 6 p.m., but the tow trucks on First Ave. don't agree. Come 3:00 p.m., commute hours kick in, cars get towed, and tourists go crazy searching for their car.

June 6, 1889: Seattle aped "world-class cities" such as Chicago, London, Boston, and Peshtigo, WI, by losing our entire downtown to a fire.

A generation ago, Seattle's most famous person was a fictional clown who lived in the city dump.

HistoryLink.org turned a spritely 10 years old yesterday. In Internet Time that must be like turning 100 years old: an impressive accomplishment in any case. Happiest Birthday to you!