Pacific Science Center floats replacing iconic pools with meadow
The Pacific Science Center is considering swapping out one of its iconic 1962 reflecting pools and replacing it with an ersatz meadow.2 years ago
Takoma and Mount Rainier are the pride of Maryland?
Though they are thousands of miles from Washington state, there鈥檚 something familiar about the communities of Takoma Park and Mount Rainier.2 years ago
Bizarre structure in Kent is forgotten futuristic parking prototype
An unusual structure in Kent built more than 40 years ago may be a one-of-a-kind prototype for a futuristic automated parking garage.2 years ago
How one of Seattle’s first landmarks was nearly destroyed in Big Snow of 1916
Though it wasn鈥檛 as intense as the Big Snow of 1880, the February 1916 storm nearly destroyed one of Seattle鈥檚 earliest landmarks.2 years ago
Space Shuttle Columbia lost in a storm of history 20 years later
It was Feb. 1, 2003 that the Space Shuttle Columbia was lost just 15 minutes before it was scheduled to land at Cape Canaveral.2 years ago
Cold War film ‘A Day Called X’ imagines Soviet attack on Portland
In 1957, CBS aired a 30-minute film imagining what might happen if Portland, Oregon, came under threat of nuclear attack.2 years ago
How were Pacific, Pend Oreille and Pierce counties named?
This is the 鈥楳inding Your Ps鈥� edition (and ninth overall episode) of 鈥淐ounty Countdown," covering Pacific, Pend Oreille, and Pierce counties.2 years ago
Remembering the night Larry King broadcast live from the Space Needle
Fans of Larry King remember his late night phone-in program, which stopped in Seattle in 1981 to broadcast straight from the Space Needle.2 years ago
The worst atmospheric river of all was winter 1861-1862
Even with autumn on the horizon and winter not far behind, for the really stormy stuff, you have to go back to the winter of 1861-1862.2 years ago
Preservation groups: Seattle City Council making mistake with historic bank
The Seattle City Council will vote next week on a key part of a landmark designation for an old Seafirst bank branch on Denny Way.2 years ago
Seattle event 40 years ago was a 鈥楴ew Wave boat show’
It was the 40th-anniversary last week of a landmark event at Seattle Center, marking the rise of so-called 鈥淣ew Wave鈥� music in the Northwest.2 years ago
Remembering the Whidbey air crew detained in China
In the early days of President George W. Bush, and just months before 9/11 defined the subsequent era, a U.S. Navy aircraft was an international incident.2 years ago
Washington’s long-lost ‘Magic Radio’ Santa gets new life
Radio station KELA in Centralia/Chehalis would use a "Magic Radio" to connect with Santa Claus at the North Pole for 15 minutes each day.2 years ago
Park honors ‘man who invented caring about Seattle history’
The park, which functions like a year-round outdoor living room for Pike Place Market, is named for a man who 鈥榠nvented鈥� caring about Seattle history.2 years ago
North Pole to the Northwest: Little-known local Christmas music
Why not explore Pacific Northwest artists from the not-too-distant past who put out some really interesting Christmas music over the years?2 years ago
George Jackson Brigade terrorized the Northwest in the 1970s
What do a grocery store on Capitol Hill, bank in Bellevue, a government office in Olympia, and Seattle City Light substation in Laurelhurst have in common?2 years ago
Seattle’s department store Santa photos revolutionized the holidays
There鈥檚 one lesser-known Seattle invention that may have had more impact on the world than the entire tech industry: The department store Santa Claus photo.2 years ago
Deck the Deere for Centralia鈥檚 Lighted Tractor Parade
Deck the Deere with boughs of holly and hang a shining star upon the harvester because it鈥檚 time in for the Centralia 鈥� WASHINGTON - Lighted Tractor Parade.2 years ago
After Pearl Harbor, volunteers scanned Washington鈥檚 skies
A half-hour show, called 鈥淓yes Aloft,鈥� was produced each week for members of the Aircraft Warning Service, a corps of volunteer observers and clerical workers who donated their time to keep vigil over the sky during WWII.2 years ago
Sunken ship lost 150 years ago, found off WA coast
The wreck of a sunken ship off the coast of Washington nearly 150 years ago has been found by a pair of maritime historians.2 years ago
MOHAI celebrates 10 years with a look at Seattle’s complicated recent history
Seattle鈥檚 MOHAI is celebrating 10 years at its Lake Union Park home, and to mark the occasion, they鈥檙e looking back at the past decade of Seattle history.2 years ago
Whitman Mission attack and the lost graves of the 鈥楥ayuse Five鈥�
November 29 marks the 170th anniversary of one of the darkest days in Pacific Northwest history.2 years ago
Previously unpublished photos of D.B. Cooper jet discovered
51 years after the hijacking of a Seattle-bound airliner, previously unknown photographs of D.B. Cooper鈥檚 Boeing 727 have been revealed.2 years ago
