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Image of Thai dancer at Chinatown - International District Summer Festival, Seattle, July 14, 1985
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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
Image of Gardener in Chinatown - International District garden plot, Seattle, April 11, 1986
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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
Image of Dennis Coleman conducting Seattle Men's Chorus rehearsal, November 26, 1990
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Dennis Coleman conducting Seattle Men's Chorus rehearsal, November 26, 1990

In 2016, Dennis Coleman (1949-) retired from the Seattle Men's Chorus, having served 35 years as artistic director of the organization, one of the largest gay men's choruses in the world. The chorus continues to be a treasured part of Seattle culture, touring widely, recording often, and performeding with the Seattle Symphony. In this image, singers watch director Dennis Colman…
ID Number:2000.107.177.01.01
Date:1990
Image of Cecilia and George White welcoming visitors at Daybreak Star Cultural Center, Seattle, March 8, 1985
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Cecilia and George White welcoming visitors at Daybreak Star Cultural Center, Seattle, March 8, 1985

On March 8, 1970, about 100 members and sympathizers of United Indian People's Council (later United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, or UIATF) occupied Fort Lawton, a 1,100-acre army post in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood. They were inspired by the passage of a bill signed by President Richard Nixon, which granted non-federal entities the ability to obtain surplus federal lands for…
ID Number:2000.107.178.14.01
Date:1985
Image of Seattle Police Department bicycle patrol, Seattle, June 5, 1990
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Seattle Police Department bicycle patrol, Seattle, June 5, 1990

Although bicycle patrol units had been used in some large cities in the 19th century, bicycles were gradually dropped in favor of motorcycles or cars. The Seattle Police Department re-instituted the practice in 1987, starting with two officers. Bicycles allowed the officers to move about the urban and suburban setting quickly and easily.Here, Alex Wiggins, Tony Little, and Steve Kilburg…
ID Number:2000.107.180.15.01
Date:1990
Image of Galen Miller working at Dick's Drive-In, Seattle, October 7, 1992
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Galen Miller working at Dick's Drive-In, Seattle, October 7, 1992

Dick Spady (1923-2016) and two partners opened their first Dick’s Drive-In Restaurant on 45th Street in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood on January 28, 1954. The popular drive-in focused on hamburgers, french fries, and milkshakes. By 1974, there were five Dick’s Drive-Ins in various parts of Seattle, with an Edmonds drive-in added in 2011.Here, Dick's employee Galen Miller, a junior at Garfield…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.04
Date:1992
Image of Waitress J. L. Alvord at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, September 9, 1993
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Waitress J. L. Alvord at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, September 9, 1993

Originally located on Denny Way, the Dog House restaurant was conveniently located for northbound travelers on Aurora Avenue, the Seattle section of Route 99. The Dog House restaurant and bar were also popular with locals. After the location was bypassed by the Battery Street tunnel in the 1950s, the restaurant moved nearby to Seventh Avenue and Bell Streets, where it…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.07
Date:1993
Image of Exterior of Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, January 19, 1994
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Exterior of Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, January 19, 1994

Originally located on Denny Way, the Dog House restaurant was conveniently located for northbound travelers on Aurora Avenue, the Seattle section of Route 99. The Dog House restaurant and bar were also popular with locals. After the location was bypassed by the Battery Street tunnel in the 1950s, the restaurant moved nearby to Seventh Avenue and Bell Streets, where it…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.08
Date:1994
Image of Manager at door of Ivar's Indian Salmon House, Seattle, October 21, 1986
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Manager at door of Ivar's Indian Salmon House, Seattle, October 21, 1986

Ivar's Indian Salmon House is one of 31 fish bars and full service-restaurants founded by beloved Seattle showman and restaurateur Ivar Haglund (1905-1985). Mr. Haglund commissioned Seattle architect John W. Adams (1919-2002) to create the Salmon House's interior and exterior, loosely based on a Tlingit longhouse. The restaurant opened in 1969 on NE Northlake Way at the north end of…
ID Number:2000.107.185.21.04
Date:1986
Image of Charles Royer and Sam Smith at mayoral debate, September 27, 1981
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Charles Royer and Sam Smith at mayoral debate, September 27, 1981

Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many committees and serving as Council President from 1974-1979 and 1986-1989. Smith also served in the Washington State Legislature for five terms, beginning with his election from the 37th district in 1958. He was born…
ID Number:2000.107.200.12.03
Date:1981
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