Seattle Citynoise:
Years and years and years ago, I lived at the southern base of Queen Anne Hill, two blocks from Mercer, four to six blocks from Seattle Center. One evening, a girl I knew - she lived in Everett - came over for a visit. I took her up to Kerry Park, to show her the tourists’ view of the city. But she stood with her back to the view, looking instead at the houses and apartments at the top of the hill.
“It’s so quiet,” she remarked in amazement.
At first, I didn’t understand what she was getting at. Then it...
this factory opened in 1898 and was closed in 1978. everytime they dyed fabrics, the paterson river would change color. there was a lot of red tape in selling the property so it took years and years to do, in...