Talk:Regrading in Seattle

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Did you know... that early-20th-century regrading in Seattle (pictured) was probably the largest alteration of urban terrain up to that time?

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Semple's attempt[edit]

More on Semple's attempt to cut through Beacon Hill here; probably not citable in itself, but suggestive of what we should be looking for. - Jmabel | Talk 10:05, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

largest regrade in urban history?[edit]

Probably not, if you consider the works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (about the same time as the regrade took place in Seattle) wich leveled a massive hill and reoriented the streets in downtown Rio in order to build a large avenue and waterfront and make way for the city's further expaansion southwards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.37.62.163 (talk) 13:53, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Map needed[edit]

I think this page needs a map of the city, so that people unfamiliar with the geography can see the layout of the neighborhoods discussed. Can anyone provide one? Polytrope (talk) 14:23, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, we need a map or two. 204.52.215.107 (talk) 15:35, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is that there would probably be a lot of research involved in producing a relevant map. We could use the Sanborn Maps to get before-and-after for any given small area, but someone would need to synthesize that. - Jmabel | Talk 19:37, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A bogus site[edit]

http://www.dennyhill.com/ is a bogus site, basically a joke, not to be used as a reference. - Jmabel | Talk 19:35, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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"White settlers"[edit]

It is a fallacy that all Western settlers were white. E.g. Manuel Lopes (barber) settled in 1858 and William Grose (black Seattle pioneer), Black U.S. Navy veteran, settled in 1861. Also see first sentence of History of Chinese Americans in Seattle Greater Seattle has had a Chinese American community almost since its founding in 1851. We need to not perpetuate this myth from a 1950s textbook. ☆ Bri (talk) 15:22, 31 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion[edit]

A map of where these regrades altered the geography of downtown Seattle would be useful! -- llywrch (talk) 17:08, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]