Seattle's Beacon Hill
Author | : Mira Latuszek |
Publisher | : Arcadia Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2003-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 1531614957 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781531614959 |
Rating | : 4/5 (959 Downloads) |
Download or read book Seattle's Beacon Hill written by Mira Latuszek and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ride the trolley up the ridge of Beacon Hill and discover one of South Seattle's most interesting districts. Unique among Seattle neighborhoods, Beacon Hill is a community where immigrants from all over the globe have settled side by side for over 100 years. This new book tells the story of the people and businesses of Beacon Hill in vintage photographs, the majority of which date before World War II. Readers will learn about the immigrants who worked on farms, opened shops, and labored in shipyards, the building of Jefferson Park, as well as the activism and political struggles that shaped the Beacon Hill neighborhood.