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unusual facts about Seattle Washington



Bell Apartments

The Bell Apartments, also known as the Austin A. Bell Building is a historic building located at 2326 1st Avenue in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle Washington.


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780 AM

KACL in Seattle, Washington - featured in the series Frasier

Al Jackson, Jr.

Tracked through Florida to Memphis and then to Seattle, Washington, the suspected triggerman, the boyfriend of Barbara Jackson's friend Denise LaSalle, was killed by a police officer on July 15, 1976 after a gun battle.

Alejandro G. Abadilla

After graduation, he went abroad and worked for a small printing shop in Seattle, Washington.

Arthur Denny

Arthur A. Denny (1822–1899), one of the founders of Seattle, Washington

Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus

The AGMC has also performed joint concerts with several special guests, including the Derivative Duo (Seattle, Washington) in 1995, Dr. Maya Angelou in 1998, and the Atlanta Ballet in 1999.

AWV

Alaskan Way Viaduct, an elevated road in Seattle, Washington, United States

Beecher's

Beecher's Handmade Cheese, an artisan cheese maker in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath

Congregation Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath is a synagogue in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.

Boeing Model 1

The first B & W was completed in June 1916 at Boeing's boathouse hangar on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington.

BR549

In 2006 Chuck began his association with the hit Broadway Musical Million Dollar Quartet beginning in Florida as the Musical Arranger and Musical Director; he has also worked with the cast at The Village Theatre near Seattle, Washington, The Goodman Theatre in Chicago and The Nederlander Theatreon Broadway in New York City.

Bridge No. 4

Salmon Bay Bridge, Seattle, Washington, known also as Bridge No. 4

Camp Lawton

Fort Lawton, a former United States Army post in Seattle, Washington

Carkeek

Carkeek Park, 216-acre (87.1 ha) park located in the Broadview neighborhood of Seattle, Washington

Carton

The next development of folded paper used to construct cartons are mentioned by Dr. Winslow of Seattle, Washington in 1908 who claimed that paper milk containers were commercially sold in San Francisco and Los Angeles as early as 1906.

Chad Beguelin

Casey Nicholaw is expected to direct and choreograph the stage musical Aladdin which is expected to run at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, Washington, July 7–31, 2011.

Contraption

Circus Contraption, a one-ring circus, vaudeville and dark cabaret troupe based in Seattle, Washington

Cooper School

Frank B. Cooper School, Seattle, Washington, listed on the NRHP as Frank B. Cooper Elementary School

Eagle Theatre

Eagles Auditorium Building, a seven story historic theatre and apartment building in Seattle, Washington

Edmond S. Meany

Mount Meany in the Olympic Mountains, Meany Crest on Mount Rainier, Meany Hall for the Performing Arts on the Seattle campus of the University of Washington, Camp Meany (a Cub Scout camp on the Olympic Peninsula from 1939 to 1942 and now a part of Camp Parsons), and Meany Middle School in Seattle, Washington are all named in his honor.

Edward L. Keithahn

He became interested in totem poles at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, Washington, in 1909 and later traveled to southeast Alaska and eventually lived there working "in the Indian service," as he put it (meaning perhaps employment with the Bureau of Indian Affairs), living mainly among the Tlingit and Haida people.

Elizabeth Chittick

Chittick was the first woman civilian administrator of the U.S. Naval Air Stations in Seattle, Washington and Banana River, Florida, the first woman to be a registered representative of the New York Stock Exchange, and the first female revenue collections officer with the Internal Revenue Service.

Grand Illusion

Grand Illusion Cinema, the oldest continually running independent movie theater in Seattle, Washington, USA

Harley Hunt

Hunt served as associate pastor of First Baptist Church of Port Angeles, Washington (1966–1968) and as senior pastor of Gregory Heights Baptist (now Burien Community) Church in Seattle, Washington (1968–1974), Clearfield Community Church in Clearfield, Utah (1974–1983), Emerald Baptist Church in Eugene, Oregon (1983–1985), and Grace Baptist Church in Tacoma, Washington (1994–2004).

Imaginary Landscape

Imaginary Landscape No. 1 was written in 1939 at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington.

Interbay

Interbay, Seattle, a neighborhood within the City of Seattle, Washington, United States

James William Hackett

James William Hackett is an American poet and philosopher born in Seattle, Washington in 1929, most notable for his work with haiku in English.

KHCV

KFFV, a television station (channel 44) licensed to serve Seattle, Washington, United States, which held the call sign KHCV from 1999 to 2009

KIRO

KKWF, a radio station (100.7 FM) licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States, which used the call sign KIRO-FM from September 1992 to May 1999

KIRO-TV, a television station (channel 7 analog/39 digital) licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States

KLCK

KLCK-FM, a radio station (98.9 FM) licensed to serve Seattle, Washington, United States

KMYQ

KZJO, a television station (channel 22) licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States, which held the call sign KMYQ from 2006 to 2010

Kristen Ridgway Flores

Ms. Flores received her early theatre and acting training in Seattle, Washington, where she participated in numerous theatrical productions including “Helen Keller”, “Guys and Dolls”, “South Pacific“, “Narnia”, and “Little Mary Sunshine”.

KRSC

KING-FM, a radio station (98.1 FM) licensed to serve Seattle, Washington, which held the call sign KRSC-FM from 1947 to 1958

KKNW, a radio station (1150 AM) licensed to serve Seattle, Washington, which held the call sign KRSC from 1927 to 1949

KSEA

KKWF, a radio station (100.7 FM) licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States, which used the call sign KSEA until April 1991

KUOW

KUOW-FM, a radio station (94.9 FM) licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States

Live Seattle, WA 12/13/03

The album was recorded on December 13, 2003 at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle, Washington.

Luc Lafortune

In recent years, Lafortune has consulted for companies such as Dentsu Incorporated of Japan, one of the largest advertising agency brands in the world, as well as The Boeing Company, in Seattle, Washington and more recently Vallarta Adventures, In Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Market Park

Victor Steinbrueck Park, Downtown Seattle, Washington, originally known as Market Park

Peter Gross

Pete Gross (1936–1992), sports announcer in Seattle, Washington

Pioneer Square

Pioneer Square, Seattle, a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States

Seacon

The 19th World Science Fiction Convention, Seacon, held in Seattle, Washington, in 1961

Seattle Internet Exchange

Equinix: PAIX SEA, which is a neutral Internet exchange point operated by Equinix in Seattle, Washington.

Suresh H. Advani

He gained experience in the field of bone marrow transplantation from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington.

The 5 Point Cafe

The 5 Point Cafe is a bar and 24-hour cafe and bar in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.

The Cute Lepers

Steve E. Nix and The Cute Lepers (commonly known as The Cute Lepers) are a power pop infused punk rock band from Seattle, Washington, started by Steve E. Nix of The Briefs.

Times Building

Times Square Building, Seattle, Washington, formerly known as Times Building and listed on the NRHP as that

Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast was founded by Peter Adkison in 1990 just outside Seattle, Washington, and its current headquarters are located in nearby Renton.