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Feliks Banel

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Feliks Banel

Feliks Banel is a host and resident historian for 成人X站 Newsradio, and is an Emmy-winning television writer and producer.

Searching for Seattle鈥檚 trees o鈥 history

In reality, there鈥檚 nobody who knows more about trees in Seattle than Arthur Lee Jacobson.
7 years ago

Chief Leschi lives on 160 years after his execution

In the parking lot of a strip mall in Lakewood, a stone monument was dedicated in 1963 to Chief Leschi of the Nisqually Tribe.
7 years ago

Logger long-ago found missing McChord bomber

The B-17 Flying Fortress designed and built by Boeing is one of the most recognizable bombers of World War II. But this story isn鈥檛 about the B-17 bomber.
7 years ago

Hahn Building facing possible demolition

The distinctive Hahn Building at First and Pike in downtown Seattle is the latest well-known local building to face possible demolition.
8 years ago

Bubbleator was Seattle鈥檚 original sphere of influence

Before Amazon gets all the credit for its snazzy new spheres, let鈥檚 pause a moment to remember the Bubbleator. Of course, this was the Bubbleator
8 years ago

Hidden layers of history uncovered by demolition of Rainier Square

When the downtown Seattle shopping center from the 1970s known as Rainier Square was demolished, layers of the city鈥檚 history were suddenly revealed.
8 years ago

Seattle Fallout Shelter a Cold War relic under I-5

Authorities built a Seattle fallout shelter for the community as part of the construction of Interstate 5. It's now nothing more than a storage room.
8 years ago

Cascade Tunnel still going strong in 90th year

The eight-mile long Cascade Tunnel is still in use more than 80 years after it was first dedicated.
8 years ago

Lake Washington shipyard created Eastside’s first traffic, housing boom

Long before high tech made the Eastside boom, the old Lake Washington Shipyard south of downtown Kirkland in Houghton helped create the area鈥檚 first housing shortages and traffic problems.
8 years ago

Investigators think they’ve identified the real D.B. Cooper

D.B. Cooper parachuted out of a plane with $200,000 four decades ago and was never seen again. Now investigators think they know who, and where, he is.
8 years ago

Edward R. Murrow legacy began and lives on in London

When Edward R. Murrowbroadcast live from a rooftop in London during a Nazi air raid in September 1940, it was a revolutionary step forward for journalism.
8 years ago

Miniature house is home for the holidays at MOHAI

After a long absence, the miniature Hammons House is back this holiday season at the Museum of History & Industry.
8 years ago

On Christmas Day 1917, all of Seattle sang ‘America’

On Christmas Day, a local group in Seattle called the Musical Arts Society decided to organize a citywide singing of 鈥淎merica.鈥
8 years ago

Fun facts about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on its 8th birthday

The inaugural flight of the Boeing 787 came more than a year later than had been expected, and it was shortened somewhat due to rainy weather conditions.
8 years ago

Forgotten Boeing SST a powerful symbol of road not taken

The economic downturn known as 鈥淭he Boeing Bust鈥 is part of the regional identity and unique mythology of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
8 years ago

Seattle commits to preserve dilapidated Memorial Wall

Years of concern聽over the fate of a memorial to Seattle School District alums who died in World War II were put to rest.
8 years ago

Last picture show? Historic North Bend Theatre for sale

The historic North Bend Theatre is for sale. But owner Cindy Walker isn鈥檛 just looking for someone who鈥檚 willing to pay the $800,000 asking price.
8 years ago

Murray to Harrell to Burgess: Seattle mayoral news for the history books

Seattle voters will choose a new mayor on Tuesday, and either Jenny Durkan or Cary Moon will become only the second female mayor in the city鈥檚 history.
8 years ago

Mud slinging at Kingdome groundbreaking was community catalyst

When the official groundbreaking for the old Seattle stadium called The Kingdome took place 45 years ago this week, the ceremonies were interrupted by flying mud 鈥 and it left a long-lasting mark on the community.
8 years ago

Target Seattle and the city鈥檚 long history of anti-nuke activism

The old Kingdome really lived up to its 鈥渕ultipurpose鈥 billing. It was also the site of a unique Cold War-era event called Target Seattle.
8 years ago

Men from Portland created Seattle鈥檚 first housing boom

It was 166 years ago this week when three men from Portland visited West Seattle. They liked what they saw, so they decided to move here and look for work and a place to live.
8 years ago

The power of FDR and the Bonneville Dam

FDR was no stranger to the Pacific Northwest, and a concrete reminder in the form of a dam is still making an impact here 80 years later.
8 years ago

Former Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels: 鈥楴ew mayor will be successful if not remembered鈥

As the Seattle City Council gets ready to choose the next mayor from within its own ranks as early as Monday, a former Seattle mayor is taking the long view on the past week鈥檚 history-making developments at City Hall.
8 years ago

Father of Alaska was 鈥楿ncle of Washington state鈥

Our economy in Washington state is so diversified now, it鈥檚 easy to forget that Alaska was once the source of a much greater proportion of business activity.
8 years ago