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Seattle (IPA: /ˌsi.ˈɶ.ɾl̩/) is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located in the U.S. state of Washington between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, about 96 miles (155 km) south of the United States–Canadian border in King County, of which it is the county seat. Seattle was first settled by Europeans on November 14, 1851, by Arthur A. Denny and his crew, which would subsequently become known as the Denny party. Early settlements in the area were called New York, Alki and Duwamps; in 1853 at the suggestion of Doc Maynard the main settlement was named Seattle, after Sealth, chief of two local tribes. As of 2006, the city had an estimated population of 582,454[1] and an estimated metropolitan area population of approximately 3.3 million.[2] Seattle is the hub for the Greater Puget Sound region. Its official nickname is the Emerald City, the result of a contest by a civic-minded association in the early 1980s to designate a pleasant nickname for the city;[3] the name alludes to the lush evergreen trees in the surrounding area. It is also referred to informally as the Gateway to Alaska, Queen City, and Jet City, due to the local influence of Boeing. (Seattle-area band Queensrÿche also wrote a song called "Jet City Woman".) Seattle residents are known as Seattleites.
Seattle is often regarded as the birthplace of grunge music, and has a reputation for
heavy coffee consumption;
coffee companies founded in Seattle include Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee, and Tully's. There
are also many successful independent artisanal espresso roasters
and cafes. Seattle was the site of the 1999
meeting of the World Trade Organization, and
the attendant demonstrations by anti-globalization activists. Researchers
at Central Connecticut
State University ranked Seattle the most literate city in
America in 2005 and 2006.[4]
Moreover, the United States Census Bureau
indicated that Seattle has
the highest percentage of college graduates of any major U.S.
city.[5]
Based on per
capita income, Seattle ranks 36th of 522
studied areas in the state of Washington. Read More...
Fremont is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. Named after Fremont, Nebraska, the hometown of two of its founders, L. H. Griffith and E. Blewett, it is situated along the Fremont Cut of the Lake Washington Ship Canal to the north of Queen Anne, the east of Ballard, the south of Phinney Ridge, and the southwest of Wallingford. Its boundaries are not formally fixed, but they can be thought of as consisting of the Ship Canal to the south, Stone Way N. to the east, N. 50th Street to the north, and 8th Avenue N.W. to the west.
The neighborhood's main thoroughfares are Fremont and Aurora Avenues N. (north- and southbound) and N. 46th, 45th, 36th, and 34th Streets (east- and westbound). The Aurora Bridge (George Washington Memorial Bridge) carries Aurora Avenue (Washington State Route 99) over the Ship Canal to the top of Queen Anne Hill, and the Fremont Bridge carries Fremont Avenue over the canal to the hill's base.
Sometimes referred to as "The People's Republic of Fremont," and at one time a center of the counterculture, Fremont has somewhat gentrified in recent years. The neighborhood remains home to a controversial statue of Lenin salvaged from Slovakia by a local art lover who was teaching in the area at the time. Read More...
Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr. (born October 7, 1966) is an award-winning and prolific author and occasional comedian. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a modern Native American. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
Alexie was born in Spokane, Washington and is of Spokane and Coeur d'Alene heritage. He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, Washington, about 50 miles northwest of the city of Spokane. Read More...
... that during the Great Depression, the New Order of
Cincinnatus, accused by its opponents of fascist tendencies,
successfully placed three candidates on the Seattle
City Council?
... that during the Great Depression, violence in Seattle's Smith Cove between longshoremen, strikebreakers and police ultimately
resulted in the loss of much of the city's maritime traffic to the
Port of
Los Angeles?
... that Bertha Knight Landes
(October 19, 1868 - November 29, 1943), mayor of Seattle, was
the first female mayor of a major American city?
... that Henry
A. Smith became the dominant landowner in what is now
Interbay, Seattle, Washington by buying when so many others
were selling during an 1855–56 Indian War?
... that the Evergreen Point Floating
Bridge (better known as the 520 bridge by locals), is
the longest floating bridge in the world at 7,578
feet (2,310 meters), and carries over 40,000 more cars per day than
it was designed for?
... that the Kalakala, a Washington State Ferry from 1935 until 1967
that was notable for her unique streamlined superstructure, art
deco styling, and luxurious amenities, was used as a factory
seafood processing ship after her retirement?
Golden Gardens Park in Seattle.
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