3+ week, 3+ day ago  (148+ words) A Debate over Roads However, NPS lacked the funds to build the road. After World War II ended, national park budgets remained low as Congress concentrated on paying down the nation's war debts. The National Park Service undertook little construction,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (209+ words) Billed as fun for all ages, the 12th'annual Atomic Frontier Days, held in Richland from August 6-9, 1959, offered nonstop activities celebrating the city's distinctive history as the home of the Hanford Nuclear Site. There was a grand parade, folk dancing, talent…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (573+ words) With growth came labor concerns. Metro Transit staff fought for higher wages and benefits through a union, and transit workers in Snohomish County wanted similar concessions. They petitioned to form Local 1576 of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), and in April…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (255+ words) Seattle's Central Downtown Civic Art Collection Self-Guided Walking T'HistoryLink.org The City of Seattle's civic art collection includes several works in the central downtown area. Seattle's foray into establishing a public art collection began in 1907 when a commission was formed…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (165+ words) In an editorial the following week, The Seattle Times explained what the company meant to Seattle and bitterly excoriated Rite Aid: Bartell Drugs sign, Seattle, September 2025 George Bartell Sr. (1868-1956), May 1890 Lake Washington Pharmacy, Jackson Street, Seattle, 1890s Bartell's Owl Drug Store,…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (308+ words) The area around Rainier, currently called Tenalquot Prairie, was likely "Te-nal-cut" or "Ta-nal-cuth" to the area's Indigenous peoples. According to Henry Sicade, a Nisqually informant, the term described a mink looking for a good human habitation area. The name likely…...