In the early 1900s, Seattle decided that they needed more flat land, so they got some shovels and horse carts and shit and went and leveled out a hill or two on the edge of town. That's what this is. And when I say hill, well, note the ladders at the bottom for the scale we're talking about. Get enough people on a project, you can do anything. That's both one of our greatest strengths and our greatest weaknesses as a species.
Seattle, Washington
1910, photographer Asahel Curtis
from Vintage Seattle
3 comments:
Was all that dirt used to grade up the street level in downtown Seattle? I know they rebuilt the city around then on top of the old city.
No, from what I understand most of this dirt was washed into the bay.
Our greatest strengths are often our greatest weaknesses. I have seen this over and over and over again.
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