Life and Times in Leschi
Landslides in Leschi, Part 2 Early 20th century slides and the city’s prevention efforts In late November 1909, residents from 32nd and...
Roger Lippman
3 days ago
Life and Times in Leschi
Early in the 20th century, the Massachusetts-based Olmsted Brothers landscape design firm, designer of New York City’s Central Park and...
Roger Lippman
Feb 27
The Happy-Sad Story of Horace Cayton
February was Black History Month. Instead of tackling the interesting and rich history of our Black neighbors, here is an overview of one...
Junius Rochester
Feb 27


Life and Times in Leschi
The Army Camp: A Researcher’s Odyssey Part 3 Soon after my second search through school district papers for references to the army camp...
Leschi Council
Jan 29


Life and Times in Leschi
The Army Camp: A Researcher’s Odyssey Part 1 Before the present-day Powell Barnett Park in Leschi was acquired by Seattle’s park...
Leschi Council
Nov 26, 2024
Life and Times in Leschi
Shiro Kashino (1922-1997) I first learned of Shiro “Kash” Kashino while researching the life of the Filipino immigrant and labor activist...
Leschi Council
Oct 30, 2024


Captain John Anderson and the Mosquito Fleet
How did folks get around before I-5, Rapid Ride buses and traffic choked streets? Come to hear Junius Rochester’s talk about the Mosquito...
Leschi Council
Oct 30, 2024
Life and Times in Leschi
Frink Park 9: William Cumming, Part 2 I became interested in the artist William Cumming last year, when I attended a “town hall” put on...
Leschi Council
Sep 24, 2024


Life and Times in Leschi
Frink Park 8: William Cumming, Part 1 “Sometime in an autumn in the late fifties … I was living in a disintegrating house on Thirtieth...
Leschi Council
Aug 27, 2024


Life and Times in Leschi
Frink Park 7: Carlos Bulosan, Part 2 Carlos Bulosan’s union work and his writing ability led him from California back to Seattle, where,...
Leschi Council
May 26, 2024


Life and Times in Leschi
Frink Park: Carlos Bulosan, Part 1 Overlooking hills and valleys, where trees dance and birds sing under the splendor of the sun in...
Leschi Council
Apr 22, 2024

Life and Times in Leschi: John M. Frink
Our neighborhood’s Frink Park is named for Leschi residents John and Abbie Frink, who donated the land to the city of Seattle in 1906....
Leschi Council
Mar 25, 2024
