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Too High & Too Steep

Dec

10

2015

Too High & Too Steep

Hot Gift Books: Too High & Too Steep
by David B. Williams

This fascinating look at history and geography will intrigue readers, even people who don’t live in Seattle! For all its natural beauty, we know Seattle is man-made too: the famous Denny Regrade, the downtown landfill that the Big Quake will liquefy. I knew the broad story of our manufactured geography but none of the details, …

Oct

27

2015

Too High & Too Steep

Too High and Too Step: An Interview
with David B. Williams

You’re probably familiar with this famous image of the historic Northwest. It depicts the last elevated redoubts of Denny Hill, which overlooked Seattle’s downtown business core until it was flattened in the name of progress in the early 20th century. I’ve always thought there was something noble about these holdout property owners, Edith Macefields avant …