218 results for: International District
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Group watching the raising of the koinobori on Children's Day, Seattle, May 5, 1978
Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood is the cultural hub of the Asian American community and has been a National Register Historic District since the late 1970s. The neighborhood was in the midst of a downturn when, in 1973, a Special Review Board was established to promote, preserve, and perpetuate the cultural, economic, historical, and otherwise beneficial qualities of the…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.06
Date:1978
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Karate demonstration at Chinatown - International District festival, Seattle, June 10, 1978
In this image, two young men demonstrate karate weaponry skills using a sai and bo staff, one of the many activities during the Summer Festival at Continental Square in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. The street fair, which also included folk dances, a rock band and an assortment of food treats, was sponsored by the International District Economic Association to…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.07
Date:1978
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Youth playing Chinese drum, Seattle, October 10, 1980
In this image a teenage member of the Chinese Youth Club plays a large drum in Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.08
Date:1980
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Spectators at Chinatown - International District festival, Seattle, June 8, 1980
The Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, the "largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest," was begun in 1975 and features cultural performances, music, dancing, martial arts, and a wide array of international bites at the beloved $3 Food Walk. The event was renamed Dragon Fest when it became one of the official events of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.09
Date:1980
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Gil Go watching Chinatown - International District festival performance, Seattle, June 28, 1981
The Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, the "largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest," was begun in 1975 and features cultural performances, music, dancing, martial arts, and a wide array of international bites at the beloved $3 Food Walk. The event was renamed Dragon Fest when it became one of the official events of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.10
Date:1981
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Girl performing Pacific Island dance at Chinatown - International District festival, Seattle, June 28, 1981
The Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, the "largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest," was begun in 1975 and features cultural performances, music, dancing, martial arts, and a wide array of international bites at the beloved $3 Food Walk. The event was renamed Dragon Fest when it became one of the official events of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.11
Date:1981
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Little girl at Chinatown - International District Summer Festival, Seattle, June 28, 1981
The Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, the "largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest," was begun in 1975 and features cultural performances, music, dancing, martial arts, and a wide array of international bites at the beloved $3 Food Walk. The event was renamed Dragon Fest when it became one of the official events of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.12
Date:1981
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Thai dancer at Chinatown - International District Summer Festival, Seattle, July 14, 1985
The Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, the "largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest," was begun in 1975 and features cultural performances, music, dancing, martial arts, and a wide array of international bites at the beloved $3 Food Walk. The event was renamed Dragon Fest when it became one of the official events of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.13
Date:1985
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Miss Chinatown waving from Summer Festival parade car, Seattle, July 28, 1985
The Chinatown - International District's Summer Festival, the "largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest," was begun in 1975 and features cultural performances, music, dancing, martial arts, and a wide array of international bites at the beloved $3 Food Walk. The event was renamed Dragon Fest when it became one of the official events of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.14
Date:1985
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Gardener in Chinatown - International District garden plot, Seattle, April 11, 1986
In 1975, restaurateur and community leader Dan “Danny” G. Woo (1914-1987) donated 1.5 acres located on the hillside between Washington Street and Main Street for development of the International District Community Garden. The garden contains nearly 100 plots that are cultivated and cared for by elderly and low-income residents of the neighborhood. The garden is also home to a children's…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.15
Date:1986