PNW Nostalgia

Do you have PNW Nostalgia? These are articles about days gone by in the PNW. PNW history, things that are no longer here, memories of times past in the PNW.

Matterhorn at Seattle Center Fun Forest Circa 1970
Cheryl

Seattle as it Will Never Be: Remembering Pompeii on Eliott Bay…and the Fun Forest

This "Seattle Vintage" post is husband's recollection of a funny short film from the 1970s which followed archaeologists excavating the remains of the ancient city of Seattle after an eruption of Mount Rainier. This is mixed in with my own memories of the now-long-gone Seattle Center Fun Forest.

How the Grunge Stole Christmas Almost Live
Cheryl

Seattle Christmas Past: How the Grunge Stole Christmas

One Seattle Christmas memory was watching How the Grunge Stole Christmas on Almost Live, a Seattle TV comedy show. Here's more.

Jimi Hendrix gravesite Jimi hendrix face purple
Cheryl

Famous Seattle Graves (and Where to Find Them)

If celebrity burials are your thing, the number of Seattle's famous dead denizens does come close to rivaling many larger, and older, cities. But we do have a few here, and they're worth visiting if you like cemeteries. Here's more about where to find the graves of Bruce and Brandon Lee, Jimi Hendrix, and Chief Sealth (Seattle), along with a listing of a few others with a more local claim to fame.

Vintage Seattle postcard
Cheryl

Eight Online Resources to Satisfy Your Vintage Seattle Soul

Looking for info about days gone by in Seattle? Here are eight online resources to soothe your retro Seattle soul, including groups, archives of historic Seattle photos, and other resources.

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