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CHS Re:Take | Born on Capitol Hill, the architect who became a pilot and a...
The home Fransioli grew up in, 1102 Harvard Ave N. Pictured in 1937 (top) and 1957 (Washington State Archives) Thomas Fransioli, 1923 (Broadway High School yearbook) Let’s have a little talk about...
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CHS Re:Take | In a message home to E Union, Seattle and Japan’s war with Russia
To H. S. Gullixson, Esq in Seattle from “R. F.” in Yokohama, Japan. 1906. It’s just a simple postcard. 708 E Union today is part of the parking lot next to the Knights of Columbus on Union at Boylston....
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CHS Re:Take | The Julia’s building, past to present
Julia’s has become one of the most venerable nightlife spaces in Seattle. The drag-bar-restaurant has been open for 15 years now, and I think you qualify as a Capitol Hill old-timer if you remember...
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CHS Re:Take | Pike’s place on Capitol Hill
Pike Street west from the edge of Minor in 1902 post-regrade blended with yesterday, January 14, 2017. The 1902 image is fantastic and worth seeing on its own. (Washington State Archives; blend by Rob...
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CHS Re:Take | The 1892 problems at Harvard and Thomas
When you are at the intersection of Harvard and Thomas and look around, it’s impossible to not be awed and a bit baffled by the utter lack of planning and engineering. You probably have an...
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CHS Re:Take | Walking off into the sunset, Capitol Hill landmark by landmark
I dug a bit in Archive.org’s Wayback Machine and was surprised to find that CHS started in January 2006 as a Blogspot. That first recording captured a microcosm of Justin’s neighborhood writing: a...
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CHS Re:Take | In a message home to E Union, a memorial of war in the Pacific
To H. S. Gullixson, Esq in Seattle from “R. F.” in Yokohama, Japan. 1906. Earlier this month, CHS reported that the Knights of Columbus, Seattle Council 676 is preparing to sell its 106-year-old...
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CHS Re:Take Classic | The very first Broadway streetcar
This CHS Re:Take Classic first ran in May 2012. Sherlock Holmes says, “The wheel turns; nothing is ever new.” Evidence number one: the First Hill streetcar. Its shiny, new set of wheels will soon turn...
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