Jun 09, 2015 seattles central district through the years. I too have a difficult time understanding why yesler way is an attraction. Sep 07, 2017 a walk through history and fiction with author jamie ford. They travel with the anthology to festivals and galleries, where everyone can pin and commemorate our lost spaces. Sarah yesler proved a challenge for henry the seattle times. While many towns were built on corruption, greed and scandal, few are as embracing of these embarrassing roots as the residents of seattle. Whether you have a longestablished business or are just beginning to plan a new business, we have great resources for you to use for free through our library to business program.
Managers at least mine constantly update us that yesler is working on these things and, while i have seen some improvement, there is room for more. Merchants cafe and saloon 109 yesler way, seattle, washington 98104 rated 4. A detailed history of the seattle public library the. The boiler was floated in this way, but the engine was placed on a raft henry yesler and the founding of seattle. However, if you want a real feel of old seattle, and if you go when there are people.
A detailed history of the seattle public library the seattle public library was established as an official city department in 1890, but its roots in the city date back as far as 1868, just 17 years after the denny party settled here in 1851. Yesler way is an eastwest street in seattle named for henry yesler. Leaving yesler encounters seventeen yearold bobby vincente in the wake of his older brother s military death. Histories from the crossingover place by coll thrush, shaping seattle architecture. A short residential segment of east yesler way, which it turns into east of broadway, exists to the west of lake. Yesler building, 1920 by seattle municipal archives proposed in 1904 and completed in public safety building clayton d. The intersection of 14th street and yesler way, pictured nov. Hed become a city father in seattle, a town with few city mothers, but he still wasnt ready for sarah. The bank of commerce building common name, yesler building at 95. Yesler served two nonconsecutive terms as mayor of seattle, and was the citys wealthiest resident during his lifetime. More transparency from the account team, more visibility into resourcing, better compensation, etc. Redevelopment of yesler terrace sharaventerrace5feb16239350x235v2. A short residential segment of east yesler way, which it turns into east of broadway, exists to the west of lake washington boulevard.
Merchants cafe and saloon american restaurant seattle. The subject matter is interesting if you enjoy early seattle history, but the writing makes it hard. The street originates at alaskan way on the downtown seattle waterfront and runs east through yesler terrace, the central district, and leschi to just east of 32nd avenue, where the arterial route switches to lake dell avenue. Seattle pioneer and yesler way namesake henry yesler wasnt just one of the. This is where each new wave of immigrants arrives, from the denny party to the families from the horn of africa and southeast asia who live at yesler terrace today. This collectors book features the memories of seattle from the late 1800s through 1939 in historic photographs. Tales of yesler way yesler way isnt a street its an archaeological tell of personal history. Pioneer squares most famous tour tells saucy tales of our early daysbut some worry its history is a little onedimensional. Redevelopment of yesler terrace seattle housing authority. Does the seattle underground tour bury the real story. The occidental hotel is on the right and beyond it, yeslers mill with the smokestack. Early pioneer square denizens ride a yesler way cable car in 1912.
This website is created and hosted by s site builder 1 15. Original skid road seattle 1874 photo skid row two. Friday to report the shooting near 24th avenue and east yesler way, according to seattle police. Both buildings are listed as historic sites with seattles department of neighborhoods.
As one of this citys oldest paths, yesler way is the story of seattle. Prices and availability subject to change without notice. Historic district and a local preservation district, and shortly thereafter the. Sep 11, 2018 seattle pioneer and yesler way namesake henry yesler wasnt just one of the citys first mayors and millionaireshe was also a spiritualist, believing the living could communicate with the dead. Henry yesler struck gold in lumber and real estate. Yesler remarried at age 80, to a young cousin, a seamstress, minnie gagle yesler born c. Apr 26, 2015 original skid road seattle 1874 photo skid row two photos of the original skid road mill street, now yesler way in seattle, washington. Yesler december 2, 1810 december 16, 1892 was an entrepreneur and a politician, regarded as a founder of the city of seattle. A great book for those who enjoy reading about seattle history.
I know everything in seattle is getting prettified, but yesler way. Join us for free author readings and book discussions throughout the year. Steinbruecks seattle register nomination form for the pioneer square historic district and the. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at yesler. The site of yesler terrace was prominent from seattles beginnings as a city. Once ashore, it was quickly assembled, and the mill cut its first lumber in late march of 1853, using logs from doc maynards claim. Originally named after pioneer and library patron henry yesler 18101892, the branch has witnessed wide changes in the community it serves. Marketing jobs seattle, portland, philadelphia yesler. Berners three books named together seattle in the 20 th century. From boomtown, urban turbulence to restoration, the first of richard c. Alongside their astrologer friend william henry chaney, yesler and his wife, sarah, allegedly hosted seances and attempted to contact their late. B2b marketing agency for hightech companies yesler.
Americas guide for architecture and history travelers. The twovolume history of the pacific northwest published in. With our 5a framework, we get you where you want to be. At its western shoreline, yesler way was first the site of yeslers millthe first mill in seattleand the citys first center of development. In the 1960s, bill speidel started leading public tours of the underground. This week we touch on a handful of people and places from seattles history. The downtown grid from yesler way north to stewart street is oriented 32 degrees west of north. Fortunately, when the city threatened to tear down the citys gorgeous victorian and edwardian buildings in the historical pioneer square area, residents rushed to save their towns heritage.
Yesler building on sw corner of yesler way and 1st avenue s. Thousands of women like sarah yesler were left behind during the last half of the last century when their men joined the stampede west for gold, land, adventure and a place in the history books. The building follows historic preservation guidelines of the original library, which is a city landmark. Were a b2b marketing agency for hightech companies. Two conflicting perspectives exist for the early history of seattle. Corro and i tripped and suffered as tourist hustlees do on our way to the corner of yesler and 1st. Henry yesler s sawmill on skid road yesler way, seattle, ca. Beneath the bricks and cobbles of old seattle lies another landscape with a more ancient history. In the mid1850s the coast salish peoples of what is now called the duwamish tribe and suquamish, as well as other associated groups and tribes, were living in some villages within the presentday city limits of seattle. Located in the heard of seattle on the edge of the historic belltown neighborhood. The new towns principal economic support was henry yesler s lumber mill at the foot of mill street now yesler way, built in 1853.
The surprisingly scandalous history of early seattle. For starters, we champion diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and promote a positive worklife. What is now seattle has been inhabited since the end of the last glacial period c. Dec 26, 2002 the douglasstruth branch library is the home of the largest collection of african american literature and history on the west coast. The man was transported to harborview by car, the hospital. The rich layer of indigenous history under seattles skin. The surprisingly scandalous history of early seattle neatorama. Washington, the sound state, and its chief city seattle. Hotel in seattle wa best western plus pioneer square hotel. The national bank of commerce of seattle palo alto.
It is sure to stir up conversation of the way things used to be. Lenggenhagers photographs were published in the seattle times and in historical books such as the look of old time washington and where the. Of course, it wasnt always this way, around fifty years ago, most of the citys residents only knew of the whitewashed town history that was and still is retold in school history books. Yeslers awardwinning culture is a reflection of our people. Courtesy, greater seattle looking west on mill street yesler way from second ave. Yesler way seattle 2020 all you need to know before you. Except lost seattle does just that and it does it in a coffee table style which is sure to captivate your holiday guests it is a very beautiful, well written book and belongs on everyones coffee table. The lumberman died in his residence on 12161892, and minnie stayed on until about 1898. The places submitted as memories to the ghosts of seattle past have also been turned into a series of handdrawn maps of the city featuring the venues, shops, restaurants, galleries, and gathering sites that haunt our hearts. Seattle historical sites search result department of. First established in 1961, the library has zigzagged across the city, but its goal has remained constant. A brief history of the occult in seattle seattle met. A walk through history and fiction with author jamie ford. The yesler estate, incorporated, donated the property to the city of seattle to serve as the main public library between 18991901.
The twovolume history of the pacific northwest published. The current douglasstruth branch was expanded and reopened oct. The original king county courthouse was located on this part of first hill, situated between 7th and 8th avenues and terrace and alder streets. View looking west to yesler s mill at the end of the street see smokestack and nearby cookhouse.
This road was later named mill street and eventually became yesler way. He was nearly written out of the citys history until morgans 1951 book skid road and speidels research in the 1960s and 1970s. Spacious townhouse with an open, remodeled kitchen, hardwood flo. A wonderful city, leading all others in washington, oregon, montana, idaho and british columbia. University of washington press, 1944 seattle public library, formerly yesler mansion william boone, 1884, seattle, ca. It has a grand staircase as well as the soul pole, a totem pole depicting africanamerican history given to the library in 1972 by what was then called the rotary boys club.
Get rewarded for supporting small businesses like university book store. The term skid road, meaning an unsavory part of town, originated in seattle from the route yesler way down which logs were skidded from the hills to the waterfront. This village was soon named seattle, honoring a duwamish indian leader named sealth who had befriended the settlers. Beverlys nails llc 1918 e yesler way b, seattle, wa.
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