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Pacific Northwest History

In-story display promoting Mountain Bars for school lunches, circa 1960s. (Brown & Haley)...
Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: Mountain Bars still stand tall in the Northwest

If you haven鈥檛 picked up your Halloween candy yet, consider the historic Mountain Bar. It鈥檚 been made in Pierce County for more than a century.
5 years ago
Young Fresh Fellows...
Feliks Banel

Young Fresh Fellows paved the way for Seattle music scene 35 years ago

This autumn marks the 35th anniversary of Young Fresh Fellows' sophomore effort 鈥 and national breakout album 鈥 鈥淭opsy Turvy."
5 years ago
Port of Seattle...
Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: Giant 鈥楶ort of Seattle鈥 sign was a long-ago waterfront landmark

It was 90 years ago this Sunday when a giant waterfront landmark 鈥 and nighttime beacon 鈥 was first switched on in downtown Seattle.
5 years ago
Captain Cook...
Feliks Banel

Captain Cook’s legacy in the Pacific Northwest

Captain James Cook is remembered by many for his 18th聽century voyages to the South Pacific. But Cook鈥檚 influence is recalled in the Pacific Northwest, too.
5 years ago
National Archives Seattle...
Feliks Banel

Academic journal asks: Will the last archivist to leave Seattle please turn out the lights?

The latest issue of the Journal of Western Archives includes a lengthy article with a snarky nod toward the closure of Seattle's National Archives.
5 years ago
Nora Mayes in North Bend in 1961, not far from Black Lake in the Cascade foothills where her son's ...
Feliks Banel

After years of mother’s search, Navy agrees that lost plane is likely in Black Lake

The long-suspected final resting place of a military plane that disappeared聽after taking off from Seattle more than 70 years ago was formally recognized this week by an official of the US Navy.
5 years ago
UW campus map...
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All Over The Map: History of 鈥楻acism and Resistance鈥 on UW campus

A group of graduate students at UW has created an online map highlighting the history of what they鈥檙e calling 鈥淩acism and Resistance鈥 on campus.
5 years ago
Smith Brothers...
Feliks Banel

Smith Brothers Farms grew with ‘cattle drive from West Seattle to Kent’

Local company Smith Brothers Farms is quietly marking 100 years of front porch service with a low-key celebration, and a lot of new customers.
5 years ago
elephant car wash...
Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: Belltown group says keep elephant sign where it is

The notion of the Elephant Car Wash neon sign moving to a museum is great news for some, but is not sitting well with a group of Belltown activists.
5 years ago
ballard locks, Salmon Bay bridge...
Feliks Banel

Historic Salmon Bay railroad bridge is here to stay

At the end of a rough week for those who care about local history comes some good news about the historic Salmon Bay railroad bridge in Ballard.
5 years ago
Battery Street Tunnel...
Feliks Banel

Nobody wanted artifacts from Battery Street Tunnel control room

Photos from a past tour of the old Battery Street Tunnel control room revealed an inadvertent time capsule. So what happened to the contents of the room?
5 years ago
debate...
Feliks Banel

Northwest hosted first-ever nationally broadcast presidential debate

Candidates seeking the White House first took to the national airwaves on radio to debate in 1948, and it was from right here in the Pacific Northwest.
5 years ago
Metaline Falls...
Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: Metaline Falls struggles through border closure

Border towns are suffering during the closure of the boundary between the U.S. and Canada, including Washington's easternmost border town of Metaline Falls.
5 years ago
William O. Douglas, U.S. Supreme Court...
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鈥榃ild Bill鈥 Douglas still Evergreen State鈥檚 only US Supreme Court Justice

It seems like a good time to take a look back at William O. Douglas, the only member of U.S. Supreme Court who was raised right here in the Evergreen State.
5 years ago
Spokane flag...
Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: How you can help Spokane avoid Flaggy McFlagface

Spokane, capital of the Inland Empire and Washington鈥檚 second most populous city, needs your help to come up with a new design for its city flag.
5 years ago
Buffalo Soldiers...
Feliks Banel

How Spokane’s ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ saved Idaho town from historic 1910 blaze

Most people remember the Big Burn of 1910, but one lesser known story tells of a regiment of Black soldiers who saved an Idaho town from the historic blaze.
5 years ago
Chelan, Clallam, Clark counties...
Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: How Chelan, Clallam and Clark Counties got their names

This month, the alphabetical journey around the Evergreen State continues, as we dive into the origins of Chelan, Clallam and Clark counties.
5 years ago
Fire engine, Elliott Bay...
Feliks Banel

The mystery of the lost Seattle fire engine of Elliott Bay

During one of the most iconic waterfront fires in Seattle history, the fire department lost a valuable fire engine in the murky waters of Elliott Bay.
5 years ago
Cedar Falls...
Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: Confusing signs and too many names at Cedar Falls

The old railroad town of Cedar Falls is just one of many names 鈥 perhaps too many 鈥 for a popular recreation hub on the way to Snoqualmie Pass.
5 years ago
A structure on fir in Malden, Whitman County, Washington on Monday, September 7, 2020. (Whitman Cou...
Feliks Banel

History in flames in Whitman County as fires decimate former railroad town, iconic bridge

Much of the old railroad town of Malden in Whitman County 鈥 as well as an iconic bridge near Colfax 鈥 were destroyed by fires this week.
5 years ago
Washington roadside monuments...
Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: Roadside monuments mark violent chapter in Washington history

Distinctive yet often overlooked monuments at Four Lakes, Spokane Plains and Horse Slaughter Camp commemorate a violent chapter in Washington history.
5 years ago
World War II...
Feliks Banel

End of World War II was dawn of new era of military spending in Northwest

When World War II officially ended, it was the dawn of an era of massive military spending in the Northwest thanks to a trio of powerful lawmakers.
5 years ago
Point Roberts...
Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: Point Roberts is ‘a wild place, removed from civilization’

Point Roberts is a small, yet distinctive part of Washington by the Canadian border. It鈥檚 part of the U.S., but isn鈥檛 connected by land to the Lower 48.
5 years ago
post office...
Feliks Banel

Going postal: Oregon man’s forgotten quest to document Washington history

Guy Reed Ramsey documented the history of every post office established in the Evergreen State, publishing a series of books called "Postmarked Washington."
5 years ago