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Comment on Looking for Old Pictures of Your House? by dennis

dennis — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:45:46 +0000

The Puget Sound Regional Archives would be an excellent place to order nice copies of the photos. They have the property record cards from 1936 or 1937 to 1972. You can contact them at: 425-564-3940. Their website is http://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/archives_puget.aspx. Please be aware that getting a print from the archives is not free.

Comment on Looking for Old Pictures of Your House? by Kathleen

Kathleen — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:22:32 +0000

Hi there. This information is very helpful. Do you know of anyway to order a copy of the picture from this site? Thanks!

Comment on How a Grocery Store Shaped a Neighborhood: The Story of Art’s Food Center by Carol Barber

Carol Barber — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:08:44 +0000

Chris and Heidi, thank you so much for the research and effort to get this history down.
Carol

Comment on From Legends to Lights: The Story of Olympic Golf Club by Dean Ericksen

Dean Ericksen — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:08:08 +0000

Terrific post. I’d love to see some expansion on the details. Amazing to think of the transformation in so few years.
-Dean

Comment on From Legends to Lights: The Story of Olympic Golf Club by Bert Swift

Bert Swift — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:18:46 +0000

My father, Bert Swift Sr, used to be a greenskeeper at the Olympic Club, working four hours in the morning mowing greens, fixing divots, and seeding the fairways before he went off to work as a Linotype operator at the Seattle Times.

I used to caddy there while in junior high school. We recieved 35 cents for nine holes, or 50 cents for full eighteen. There were no golf carts, gas or electric in those days, and pull carts were rare.

In the winter, we sledded and skiid down the hills

Comment on From Legends to Lights: The Story of Olympic Golf Club by William Budge

William Budge — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:52:18 +0000

Would be nice to have those greens fees still and a course close at hand. Nice article! Now I have a great story to share with my ex father in law.

Comment on From Legends to Lights: The Story of Olympic Golf Club by Chris Jacobsen

Chris Jacobsen — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:07:05 +0000

Great article Heidi! The Old photo from 1925 and the aerial photos from 1936 & 2007 are fantastic. Good Job!

Comment on From Legends to Lights: The Story of Olympic Golf Club by dennis

dennis — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:22:28 +0000

Many thanks to Heidi Madden who researched and contributed this great article about the Golf Course. We’re looking for historical photos of the golf course or the Army gun emplacement, or early life in Olympic Manor. If you’ve got something to share and add to the article, please contact dennis@crownhillneighbors.org

If you know of other Crown Hill stories, history, persons of interest, or want to suggest something which might be interesting to research and publish on the website, please contact me dennis@crownhillneighbors.org

Comment on Sidewalks in Crown Hill — Are We Getting Any Closer? by dennis

dennis — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:41:53 +0000

Sara, that is because the original projects as submitted in 2007 did not include that block. The street on the one block between Holman and 95th is only half the normal width for a street, so that does pose challenges for pedestrians. There is planned a walkway along the east edge of the park (see the article on the new park design). Additionally a walkway is planned along the eastern edge of the new Small Faces playground (see the article on the new playground design). The situation is definitely not ideal, but the property for the unbuilt half of the street plus the SDOT easement and alignment with the overpass add some complications.

Comment on Sidewalks in Crown Hill — Are We Getting Any Closer? by Sara Leekley

Sara Leekley — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:42:43 +0000

According to this article, there will be no walkway on 13th Ave NW, between Holman Road and 95th. Is that correct? Do we know why this one block was left out?