Seattle's Beacon Hill

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.

Author: Frederica Merrell, Mira Latoszek
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 12/09/2003
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.50w x 0.35d
ISBN13: 9780738528618
ISBN10: 0738528617
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
- Photography | Subjects & Themes | Regional (see also Travel | Pictorials)