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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29KF_grand-pacific-hotel_Seattle-WA.html
This Excellent Example of Richardsonian
Romanesque Architecture was Built as the
City Expanded Northward to Meet the Needs
of the Alaskan Gold Rush. It, also was
Long in Use as a Workingmen's Hotel, and
Has Been Converted to Apartment Housing…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29JY_colonial-hotel_Seattle-WA.html
This is Another of Umbrecht's
Elegant Designs, and an Enlargement
and Remodeling of an Earlier Hotel.
It is Perhaps the Most Elegant, with
it's Rich Window casings, Cornices, and
restored to Accomodate (sic) ApartmentLiving.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28GV_victory-square-a-war-memorial_Seattle-WA.html
Victory Square was created during World War II as a place for citizens to rally behind the war effort and to raise community morale. This plaque marks the site, which included a speaker's stand and a replica of the Washington Monument inscribed wi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28GU_joshua-greene_Seattle-WA.html
Purser, mate, trader, Shipowner, venturer, Joshua Green began his waterfront career on Puget Sound in 1888 when steamboating was in its infancy. He founded the LA Conner Trading and Transportation Company, operating freight and passenger steamers,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2811_original-site-of-the-university-of-washington_Seattle-WA.html
This is the original site of theUniversity of WashingtonA.D. 1861 - A.D. 1895Placed by
The Daughters of the Pioneers
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VPJ_paul-g-allen-bill-gates-historical_Seattle-WA.html
In 1975, guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, Bill Gates and Paul Allen cofounded a company called Microsoft, which would grow to become the #1 computer software company …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VPD_father-william-sullivan-historical_Seattle-WA.html
Father Sullivan served as president of Seattle University from 1976-1996, leading it into a prosperous time of record enrollment, financial stability and new academic programs. An insightful leader in the Seattle community, he served as chairman o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VPB_gerard-schwarz-historical_Seattle-WA.html
Longtime Music Director of the Seattle Symphony, Maestro Schwarz has initiated concert series, led award-winning recordings and introduced many new American works. He is active as a spokesman for music education, and was honored in 1994 as "Conduc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VOT_bruce-pavitt-and-jonathan-poneman-sub-pop-records-historical_Seattle-WA.html
Since 1988, Sub Pop Records
has lifted many Seattle-area musicians
from local obscurity to international
acclaim. Proud to claim Seattle
as its hometown, Sub Pop has left
an enduring legacy in the
Pacific Northwest and beyond.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VOR_the-brooklyn-building-historical_Seattle-WA.html
Although the architect and builder are unknown, the Brooklyn Building is one of the few remaining late nineteenth century commercial buildings of consequence outside the Pioneer Square Historic District.
Largely a residential street before the Gr…