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Seattle on TV this Friday
In May we published this interesting 1962 viewpoint of Seattle from the Space Needle. You can see the tracks for the Monorail heading toward downtown Seattle. We decided that traffic seemed rather light in those days! Here’s a chance to … Continue reading
Syttende Mai Parade 2012
The pictures are out! We had lots of fun celebrating Syttende Mai in Ballard yesterday. Thanks to Jeff Taylor who drove a classy ’34 Ford, revving up his engine — just because he could! We even had a mascot — … Continue reading
Posted in Ballard Avenue, Ballard History, Ballard News, Membership, Photographs
Tagged Ballard, ballard historical society, membership, seattle, syttende mai parade
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New Land, North of the Columbia
New Land, North of the Columbia was the topic on which Dr. Lorraine McConaghy engaged our imaginations at the Ballard Historical Society spring lecture at Ballard Landmark on Wednesday, April 4. Thank you to MOHAI public historian McConaghy, who shared … Continue reading
Ballard’s Silver Screens
Ballard residents have enjoyed nearly 100 years of going to the movies, without ever needing to leave the neighborhood. Today the Majestic Bay, a triple-screen theater on Market Street, continues a long tradition of Ballard movie houses. In the early … Continue reading
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Salmon Bay Bascule Train Bridge – One Link in Ballard’s History
The history of any place—at least any inhabited place—is tied to transportation, and Ballard is no exception. Ballard’s location bordering Puget Sound and Salmon Bay means that water, and traveling in it and over it, have played an integral role in … Continue reading
A Gingerbread House… Or Is It Gingerbell?
Leslie Elvebak of Ballard Landmark sent us this photo of the stately gingerbread house in their lobby. The public is welcome to admire the candy-cane columns, the Necco wafers, and the large gingerbread walls conceived and constructed by the staff … Continue reading
Then and Now – Ballard Edition
It’s fun to look at early home pictures, and that’s what we’ll do in this blog post. Thank you, Nancy Chaney, for your research and writing! – Ballardhistory Blog An early 1900s picture from the Ballard Historical Society’s photo archives … Continue reading
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Ballard News Tribune Article
Writer Chris Foster of the Ballard News Tribune attended our free fall lecture and wrote “Century 21 Exposition Revisited.” Thank you, Chris. The article is available here.
Lecture Pictures
View pictures from our most recent lecture here: The Future Remembered
Posted in BHS Lectures and Programs, Photographs
Tagged Alan Stein, Ballard, free lecture, Paula Becker
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Free Lecture Wednesday, November 9
For nearly 50 years, Leif Erikson has stood watch over Shilshole Bay Marina and Puget Sound. According to the Sagas, he was the first European in America in the year 1000. His epic story inspired thousands of Scandinavian immigrants. The … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard history, event, free, seattle
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