| Seattle's Belltown Contributor(s): Humphrey, Clark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738548162 ISBN-13: 9780738548166 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: When most of Seattles original founders settled at todays Pioneer Square, William Bell set up his own neighborhood a couple of miles up the waterfront. Bells Town grew in the early 20th century, when Seattle leveled the adjacent Denny Hill, and the newly flat regrade became a low-rent district of bars, hotels, and industry. In recent decades, Belltown has become one of the nations fastest growing urban neighborhoods with upscale condominium towers and fashionable restaurants. This new volume chroniclesin more than 200 imagesthe colorful history of this diverse and constantly changing area. Readers will enjoy early glimpses of such landmarks as the Seafair Torchlight Parade, the Seattle Center Monorail, the legendary Dog House, and the Edgewater Inn. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 979.777 |
| LCCN: 2007930838 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.54" W x 9.22" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Washington - Locality - Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When most of Seattle s original founders settled at today s Pioneer Square, William Bell set up his own neighborhood a couple of miles up the waterfront. Bell s Town grew in the early 20th century, when Seattle leveled the adjacent Denny Hill, and the newly flat regrade became a low-rent district of bars, hotels, and industry. In recent decades, Belltown has become one of the nation s fastest growing urban neighborhoods with upscale condominium towers and fashionable restaurants. This new volume chronicles in more than 200 images the colorful history of this diverse and constantly changing area. Readers will enjoy early glimpses of such landmarks as the Seafair Torchlight Parade, the Seattle Center Monorail, the legendary Dog House, and the Edgewater Inn." |
Contributor Bio(s): Humphrey, Clark: - Author Clark Humphrey is the editor of the Belltown Messenger, a book reviewer for the Seattle Times, a former staff writer with The Stranger and The Comics Journal, and an acknowledged local expert on all things retro in Seattle. Humphrey has lived in Belltown off and on since 1991, and his six prior books include Arcadia Publishing s highly successful Vanishing Seattle. In this unique visual history, he has gathered an extraordinary selection of images from the University of Washington, the City of Seattle, the Museum of History and Industry, and private collections. |