Seattle's Waterfront

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Cover of the book Seattle's Waterfront by Joy Keniston-Longrie, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Joy Keniston-Longrie ISBN: 9781439648742
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: December 1, 2014
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Joy Keniston-Longrie
ISBN: 9781439648742
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: December 1, 2014
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
Seattle�s waterfront has served as a central hub for people, transportation, and commerce since time immemorial. A low natural shoreline provided the Duwamish-Suquamish people with excellent canoe access to permanent villages and seasonal fishing camps. High bluffs served as a sacred place for tribal members� final journey to the spirit world. When the first settlers arrived in the 1850s, Seattle�s shoreline began to change drastically. Emerald hills covered with dense forests were logged for timber to make way for the new city. As time passed, Seattle constructed a log seawall, wooden sidewalks, wharfs, buildings, streets, railroad trestles, and eventually, a massive concrete viaduct over the original aquatic lands, changing the natural environment to a built environment. Today, Seattle�s shoreline continues to change as the city demolishes the viaduct, rebuilds the seawall, and creates an inviting new waterfront that all will enjoy for generations to come.
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Seattle�s waterfront has served as a central hub for people, transportation, and commerce since time immemorial. A low natural shoreline provided the Duwamish-Suquamish people with excellent canoe access to permanent villages and seasonal fishing camps. High bluffs served as a sacred place for tribal members� final journey to the spirit world. When the first settlers arrived in the 1850s, Seattle�s shoreline began to change drastically. Emerald hills covered with dense forests were logged for timber to make way for the new city. As time passed, Seattle constructed a log seawall, wooden sidewalks, wharfs, buildings, streets, railroad trestles, and eventually, a massive concrete viaduct over the original aquatic lands, changing the natural environment to a built environment. Today, Seattle�s shoreline continues to change as the city demolishes the viaduct, rebuilds the seawall, and creates an inviting new waterfront that all will enjoy for generations to come.

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