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  1. Discovery Park The urban oasis of Discovery Park has had many competing demands for use over its history. A Master Plan created in 1972 specified that ...
  2. Police Accountability in Seattle How community advocacy and engagement has led to incremental progress in mechanisms for police oversight in Seattle. Attempts to provide ...
  3. Urban Renewal in Seattle A look at urban renewal programs in the city and their lasting effects. Urban renewal programs in the U.S. during the 1950s-1970s attempted ...
  4. The City of Seattle and the 1962 World’s Fair How Seattle's municipal government prepared for Century 21. The 1962 World's Fair was the brainchild of City Councilmember Al Rochester ...
  5. The Seattle Open Housing Campaign, 1959-1968 The story of the long struggle for fair housing legislation in Seattle, as told through photographs, documents, and audio clips. Seattle's ...
  6. Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center How Native American activism led to the dedication of public land for Native peoples' use for the first time since the founding of Seattle. ...
  7. Strength & Stamina: Women in the Seattle Fire Department The story of the courage, hard work, and perseverance it took for women to enter the all-male world of firefighting in Seattle. The ...
  8. Domestic Partnerships and Marriage Equality in Seattle Legislation and other events that led to legal domestic partnerships - and eventually same sex marriage - in Seattle. Over the course of ...
  9. A City at Work A wide-ranging display of images from the Photograph Collection, highlighting the history, work, and accomplishments of Seattle city ...
  10. Pike Place Market Centennial A brief history of the market's first hundred years, including its founding and development, its farmers and shoppers, and the citizen ...
  11. Redlining in Seattle A look at the city's efforts to address discriminatory lending practices identified in a 1975 report by the Central Seattle Community ...
  12. Annexed Cities Seattle grew enormously through annexation between 1905 and 1910. Many small towns sought a safer and more reliable water supply, a better ...
  13. Lake Washington Ship Canal A set of small exhibits highlighting the construction of the canal and development along its shores. The grand opening of the Lake ...
  14. Women in City Government An exhibit illustrating women's employment and involvement in Seattle city government and their stories and struggles in finding their ...
  15. Boundary Dam A history of the construction and development of City Light's dam in northeastern Washington. Just north of Metaline Falls, Washington, a ...
  16. Traffic Flow Maps Seattle's city government has studied traffic flow in multiple ways over the years in an attempt to understand and manage traffic patterns. ...
  17. Urban Refugees: The 1978 Housing Crisis The conversion of apartment buildings to condominiums caused a housing crunch for renters in the late 1970s. In the middle of an intense ...
  18. A Memorable Enterprise: The AYPE and the City of Seattle The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was conceived to proclaim Seattle's importance as the gateway to the Pacific and its ascendancy to ...
  19. Seattle's City Halls A look at city halls throughout Seattle's history, from the first building constructed for city government offices to the new city hall that ...
  20. Homelessness in City Records A history of homelessness in Seattle as documented in City records. Homelessness in Seattle is a longstanding and complex problem, ...
  21. Black History Month in Seattle Evolution of the observance of Black History Month in Seattle, with links to related resources National and Regional Observance February ...
  22. The Great Seattle Fire of 1889 The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes ...
  23. Implementing the ADA in Seattle A history of efforts to provide barrier-free public access to Seattle city buildings and services, including implementation of the Americans ...
  24. Century 21 World's Fair Links to primary sources and lists of resources about the 1962 Century 21 World's Fair, a defining moment in Seattle's history. The ...
  25. World Trade Organization Protests in Seattle The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference began in November 1999 and inspired one of the largest political protests ever ...