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Category Archives: History
“So about that Space Needle time capsule…”
I was fortunate to visit the Space Needle in 1962 on my first visit to Seattle – what a thrill to have a drink in a rotating restaurant! Apparently there was no thought of a time capsule until 1982. From … Continue reading
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Chopin’s heart revisited
Seattle author, pianist and physician Steve Lagerberg has written a book Chopin’s Heart: The Quest to Identify the Mysterious Illness of the World’s Most Beloved Composer. Chopin’s body rests in Paris, but his heart in Poland. The heart was recently secretly exhumed … Continue reading
Here today, gone tomorrow and so it goes
This is a trip down memory lane. So many things the younger generation will never see. What do we have now that will so quickly be forgotten? Thanks to Rosemary Wehrman for sharing!
Posted in History, Photography, Remembrances
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Candice Bergen talks about her father
From Deadline Hollywood: “Before she was Murphy Brown and the star of such films as Carnal Knowledge, Candice Bergen grew up watching her father Edgar Bergen scratch his way to stardom with his arm up the back of the wooden puppet Charlie McCarthy. She has teamed with James … Continue reading
The Underground Railroad – a necessary memory
The Slave Pen, the principal artifact at the Freedom Center, was transported from its original Kentucky location and reconstructed on the second floor of the Center. The Skyline book club is reading The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, a best … Continue reading
A few thoughts from Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.” “Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.” “We must live together as brothers or perish … Continue reading
Why Afghanistan remains unconquerable
The Soviets were happy to leave Afghanistan in 1979 after a miserable 10 years of war there. They left a ruined country with more landmines than anywhere else in the world. The United States helped defeat the Russians but basically … Continue reading
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Tom Gibbs tells us how Safeco Field came to be
Above is a video of the recent presentation at Skyline. It’s also available on the resident portal.
The USS Indianapolis is found after 72 years
Paul Allen’s team has located the final resting place of the Indianapolis, the subject of intrigue, disaster, lives lost and a controversial court-marshal.
Mendeleev: The chemist, the vodka and the hot-air balloon
From Ann Milam: Click here for the article on line. “Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907) a Russian chemist who created the periodic table of elements. The table went on to have the same transformative effect on the world of science as … Continue reading
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This one’s too easy!
1964 was the memorable time, more than 53 years ago! Please send me your wedding picture to post!
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Umbraphiles, coronaphiles, eclipsoholics and ecliptomaniacs
From Ann Milam Click here for an interesting history of eclipses from the Smithsonian Magazine.
Posted in environment, History
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One more lovely couple – can you guess who?
Yes, three of you have identified Lea and Merv Schacht – 66 years ago!
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So who is this elegant couple?
Just in! Another great Skyline couple from a few years (62) back! Answer: So do you recognize Nancy and Jeff Ewell? Very few did!
Picturing the Eclipsed Sun with a Holy Leaf
With a total eclipse of the sun coming up on August 21 (92% covered in Seattle, 100% in Corvalis), it seems a good time to review how our ancestors might have predicted eclipses with simple methods. I will borrow from … Continue reading
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A Skyline couple from a few years back
Just who is this lovely couple? A mystery to be sure. I’m glad they had their names on the back of this photo which I just scanned!
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Wedding picture from the past – guess who
Another Skyline couple – look up and look down – go figure who?? Ed note: An answer to the prior resident guess who posting – a University Junior High majorette in Austin, TX. Struttin’ and twirlin’ her baton at football … Continue reading
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Krugman on America dividing
I’ve been worrying about our setup for a civil war for some time. Paul Krugman’s July 14 column addresses the issue from an angle that had not occurred to me: https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/the-new-climate-of-treason/ … Well, I have a thought inspired by something … Continue reading
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Who is this Jr. High Cheer Leader??
She feels that no one could possibly recognize her. Can you??
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Another couple celebrates their 50th!
A few weeks ago this Skyline couple celebrated their 50th. Can you guess who they are? ??????????????????????????????????? Guess who! ?????????????????????????????????? Ed Note: If you happen to have a picture of yourself from years back at a special time, please consider … Continue reading
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Whose wedding picture is this?
Here’s a couple’s happy day from 50 years ago. Can anyone guess who these current Skyline residents are? Also, if you’d be so kind, please send in your wedding picture or one of a special celebration – and we can … Continue reading
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Burma Shave lives on
Ed note: I used to love these as a kid. Interesting now reading them that they all have a lesson about driving safety in addition to their humor. From Gordon Gray. For those who never saw any of the Burma … Continue reading
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“Here Lies Love” at the Rep
During our lifetimes we saw the rise and fall of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos. Now think of producing a disco musical transforming Seattle’s Repertory Theater in order to portray this dramatic story with an all Filipino cast in a nightclub … Continue reading