Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1 Seattle’s Historic Shoreline REMNANTS FROM THE PAST 9
6. 2 Denny Hill THE BIG HILL THAT WENT AWAY 23
7. 3 Stories in Stone 37
8. 4 Who’s Watching You? 51
9. 5 Regrades and the International District SHAPING A LANDSCAPE OF DIVERSITY 65
10. 6 Madison Street ELLIOTT BAY TO LAKE WASHINGTON 79
11. 7 Cascade and South Lake Union WORKING CLASS DIVERSITY TO GLOBAL TECH HEADQUARTERS 93
12. 8 Lake Union CIRCUMNAVIGATING THE CENTER OF THE CITY 111
13. 9 The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks and Discovery Park BOATS, BIRDS, AND BIG TREES 125
14. 10 Green Lake to Lake Washington TRACING A HISTORIC CREEK 137
15. 11 Meadowbrook Pond and Thornton Creek 151
16. 12 Capitol Hill ELEGANCE IN THE DETAILS 163
17. 13 Central District TRANSFORMATION AND DIVERSITY 179
18. 14 Beacon Hill GREAT DIVERSITY AND GREAT VIEWS 193
19. 15 Rainier Beach to Columbia City FROM SLOUGH TO SLOUGH 207
20. 16 Georgetown BEER, BURIALS, AND RAILROADS 219
21. 17 Delridge and Pigeon Point THE LESSER-KNOWN SIDE OF WEST SEATTLE 235
22. 18 West Seattle OLD GROWTH AND ALKI POINT 251
23. AFTERWORD 263
24. SUGGESTED READING 265
25. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 271
26. INDEX 275
27. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 289
28. PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION 290
29. MORE ABOUT SEATTLE’S HISTORY 292