

The Interlaken Apts: Loss, Redemption, and the Montlake Bridge
On June 27, 1925, throngs of Seattleites gathered at the Montlake Bridge for its opening ceremony. City officials and community leaders...


Before The Light Rail There Was 923 E John St
**The fifth and final(?) installment in my series "Before There Was Light Rail" in which I take a look at some of the buildings that were...


Before The Light Rail There was 126 Broadway E
*The third installment in my series "Before There Was Light Rail" coming to you a little late on account of being out of town yet again...


The Biltmore Apartments: A Contender for a Modern-Day Tower of Babel.
In the Tower of Babel, a biblical tale which describes a time when humanity spoke one language, a group of builders gathered to build a...


The Bluff Building: A Lesson In Escapism.
On May 29, 1889 the graduating class of MIT in Boston gathered in Huntington Hall to hear the commencement speech of the renowned...


The Roycroft: A quest for independence at the confluence of speculation, regulation, and panic.
In 1899 the quickest route to West Seattle was by train over a wooden trestle that ran along the northern edge of the Duwamish Bay tide...