From the Washington Street Boat Landing to Colman Dock, to the Seattle Aquarium and Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle’s waterfront contains echoes of the past, from canoes on the beach at Dzidzilalich to Mosquito Fleet steamers to a fuel depot. The activities, the structures, and the patterns of movement by people, cars, and ships all provide glimpses into how people have lived and worked along this shoreline for centuries. Often, those things that seem new actually have roots deep into the past.
Join environmental historian Jennifer Ott for an exploration of those roots and how they have shaped our waterfront into the iconic place it is today.
When: Tuesday, May 13th, the talk starts at 7:00 pm PT.
Where: Museum of History and Industry; 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Interpreters: Amie Pease & Deborah Backstrom
ID: Composite of two photographs, one color photograph set in modern times and other half is a sepia photograph set in 1800’s. The color half of photograph show buildings and rocky beach. The sepia half of photograph shows water with several boats docked against the bridge, full of crowd.