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  1. Columbia The Town of Columbia was incorporated in 1892. Among those signing the petition to incorporate as a town in King County were blacksmiths, ...
  2. South Park Although the land in what is now South Park was first settled in the 1850s, the town was not platted until 1889. A post office opened in ...
  3. West Seattle First settled by the Denny Party at Alki Beach in 1851, West Seattle remained lightly populated for several decades afterwards. Industry ...
  4. Life on the Cut A collection of field survey property photographs containing color slides with identified addresses of homes and businesses captured between ...
  5. The City Lends a Hand: Bridges and Roads Although the Lake Washington Ship Canal was a federal project, parallel work was required by the City of Seattle to support increased ...
  6. Salmon Bay Sawmills After the Great Fire of 1889 many shingle and lumber mills relocated from Elliott Bay to Salmon Bay. Ballard earned the nickname ...
  7. Women in Early Seattle Few women were employed by the city of Seattle in its early days, although some made inroads in the Police Department and Parks Department. ...
  8. Pioneers in City Government May Banks, Bertha Knight Landes, Pearl Powell, and Mary Norris all played important roles in Seattle's municipal operations. Librarian ...
  9. Gender & Employment Struggles for women's civil rights and against gender discrimination occurred within Seattle city government as it did elsewhere in society. ...
  10. Seattle Women's History Timeline Timeline of key events in Seattle women's history 1869: City of Seattle incorporated 1878: Women's suffrage bill introduced in ...
  11. Bibliography Selected resources useful for further research on women in Seattle city government. Selected resources useful for further research on women ...
  12. Audio clips and transcripts from Committee of the Whole hearing ... Audio clips and transcripts from Committee of the Whole hearing regarding open housing (October 25, 1963) Testimony of Thomas W. Miller ...
  13. Civil Rights Timeline Timeline of significant civil rights events from 1948 to 1968, highlighting Seattle milestones. Note: Seattle events are in bold text . ...
  14. The Seattle Open Housing Campaign, 1959-1968 - Detailed ... Narrative history of Seattle's open housing campaign. Housing Segregation and Open Housing Legislation Anne Frantilla Seattle ...
  15. Aaron Roberts Voices from a community forum about the police shooting of Aaron Roberts Aaron Roberts was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer on ...
  16. Accommodations for Bicycles Discussion of whether facilities for bicyclists would be provided at a new Westlake parking garage "How can you give priority to bicycles ...
  17. AIDS Crisis Testimony about addressing the growing AIDS public health emergency. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) emerged just a decade after ...
  18. Assault Weapons Ban Speakers discussing proposed firearms legislation Across the United States, gun violence and deadly mass shootings spiked dramatically ...
  19. Community Development Block Grants Audio clips from public hearing discussing allocation of CDBG funds The Seattle Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program was ...
  20. Building the Kingdome Bob Santos and others testify about the Kingdome's potential effect on the Chinatown-International District While the Kingdome provided a ...
  21. Cable TV Testimony regarding proposals for a cable TV franchise in the Central District Broadcast television became widely available across the ...
  22. Central Area Housing Conditions Mann Minor Community Council meeting addressing redlining, urban renewal, zoning, and insurance The Mann Minor Community Council met with ...
  23. Central Area Police Precinct City Councilmember Sam Smith advocates for a new police precinct in the Central District At a special meeting of the City Council on July ...
  24. City Charter Review Jean Godden advocating for the establishment of a permanent Charter Review Committee The Charter Review Committee in 1971 consisted of over ...
  25. Condo Conversions Public hearing testimony about conversion of apartments to condominiums and displacement of tenants By the late 1970's, apartment vacancy ...