Barbara J. Parish is a Seattle-based writer known for her engaging contributions to InfoSeattle.com, where she covers local culture, events, and community stories that resonate with readers across the city. Based in Seattle, Barbara draws on her passion for storytelling and deep knowledge of the Pacific Northwest to highlight what makes the region unique.
Seattle didn't become Seattle overnight. It was assembled, neighborhood by neighborhood, by loggers and fishermen, immigrants and artists, radicals and...
October 21, 1962: Seattle's six-month Century 21 Exposition—the World's Fair—ended. Left behind: 800-seat Seattle Playhouse on fairgrounds at 201 Mercer...