Bill Speidel was a columnist for The Seattle Times who wrote Sons of the Profits [ISBN 0914890069], a book about the people who settled and built Seattle, Washington. The daily Seattle Times is the leading newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. ... Downtown Seattle skyline Nickname: The Emerald City Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ...
Speidel is also credited with being one of the leaders of the movement to preserve and restore Pioneer Square, one of Seattle's oldest neighborhoods. By the 1960s, this area was run down and in disrepair, in danger of being demolished and rebuilt. Through the efforts of many people, Pioneer Square is once again a bustling center of activity and tourism with dozens of original buildings that have been restored to their original lustre. Pioneer Square Pergola, 1914 Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives Image sepia toned, tonal range increased by ShadowDragon This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Pioneer Square Pergola, 1914 Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives Image sepia toned, tonal range increased by ShadowDragon This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Categories: Stub | U.S. National Historical Parks | Museums in Seattle ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Pioneer Square Pioneer Square is the neighborhood where Seattle, Washington was founded in 1853. ...
In 1964 Speidel received and printed a letter from a reader asking about the underground areas of Pioneer Square. He replied via the paper that he did not know much about it, but that he would research it and get back to her. Once he did the research, he printed a response telling her to meet him at 3 p.m. the next Saturday in Pioneer Square, and he would take her on a tour of the underground and what he had found. For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...
The reader did show up, along with over 300 other people. Bill quickly took up a collection of $1 from each of the visitors and proceeded on the first tour of the Seattle Underground. Seattle Underground refers to a part of Seattle, Washington that is underground. ...
Speidel says he hopes future tours can be planned and suggests that interested persons write to him in care of the Pioneer Business Men's Association.
BillSpeidel, a Seattle native and publisher of the weekly Seattle Guide, grew up on stories of "The Forgotten City." He believed the ruins should be appreciated; they were attributes, not embarrassments, to modern Seattle.
Speidel knew people enjoyed inspecting the unusual historic site, but he was unprepared for the response to the brief mention in the Times.
William Speidel was a Seattle native, journalist, and entrepreneur who relished the less-than-respecatable "underside" of local history.
Speidel used the tour's popularity to promote preservation of his beloved Pioneer Square, joining with other activists such as gallery owner Richard White and architect Ralph Anderson.
BillSpeidel authored several popular histories and guides, including You Can't Eat Mt. Rainier, Sons of the Profits, The Wet Side of the Mountains, and Doc Maynard: The Man Who Invented Seattle.
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