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After developing it's own and acquiring much of Hollywood's after the 1913 California earthquake, Seattle would become world-famous for it's motion picture industry but always considered as the second fiddle to Hollywood's fame. World War II revitalized the city's collapsed ship-building industry as well as bringing in high-tech aeronautic engineering and construction. Seattle is also famous as a center of musical production. | After developing it's own and acquiring much of Hollywood's after the 1913 California earthquake, Seattle would become world-famous for it's motion picture industry but always considered as the second fiddle to Hollywood's fame. World War II revitalized the city's collapsed ship-building industry as well as bringing in high-tech aeronautic engineering and construction. Seattle is also famous as a center of musical production. | ||
After the American Civil War, Seattle's government would come under the tight grip of a Republican political machine until the turn of the 20th century when it was uprooted by a strong popular socialist movement. Repeated attempts to crush such politics has given the city notoriety for it's cycle between mainstream liberal and far left progressive politics. Today, Seattle's far left has persisted into modern day through progressivism, social democracy, and democratic socialism. Seattle's population growth slowed in the 1960's as mostly middle-class and white families moved to surrounding suburbs. Much of Seattle was [and to an extent, still is] plagued by gang activity, mafia warfare, police corruption, crumbling housing infrastructure, violent racial and class tensions, and a frotteuristic culture. Revitalization efforts pushed by local governance and gentrification has rehabilitated much of the city's social ills but the city has yet to be relieved of it's gritty harsh blue collar image. | After the American Civil War, Seattle's government would come under the tight grip of a Republican political machine until the turn of the 20th century when it was uprooted by a strong popular socialist movement. Repeated attempts to crush such politics has given the city notoriety for it's cycle between mainstream liberal and far left progressive politics. Today, Seattle's far left has persisted into modern day through progressivism, social democracy, and democratic socialism. Seattle's population growth slowed in the 1960's as mostly middle-class and white families moved to surrounding suburbs. Much of Seattle was [and to an extent, still is] plagued by gang activity, mafia warfare, police corruption, crumbling housing infrastructure, homelessness, violent racial and class tensions, and a frotteuristic culture. Revitalization efforts pushed by local governance and gentrification has rehabilitated much of the city's social ills but the city has yet to be relieved of it's gritty harsh blue collar image. |
Revision as of 21:52, 6 October 2022
The city of Seattle was founded in 1850 when 22 settlers established a permanent settlement in what is now Pioneer Square. Before then, the area was inhabited by the Duwamish tribe. Because of the 1859 Seattle Gold Rush and natural wealth, Seattle rapidly expanded into the most largest and important commercial, industrial, naval, and cultural center in the American West. and it's history is marked by inner-city political and racial violence in addition to inner-metro (Federal Yard and Pioneer Square or Seattle and Alki for example) and regional (Tacoma, Los Angeles, and San Francisco for example) rivalries over industries such as gold mining, film, and naval storage. After Okanagan was admitted into the Union as the 35th state in 1861, Seattle was chosen as and became the state's capital city after the original designation, Ellensburg, was caught ablaze.
After developing it's own and acquiring much of Hollywood's after the 1913 California earthquake, Seattle would become world-famous for it's motion picture industry but always considered as the second fiddle to Hollywood's fame. World War II revitalized the city's collapsed ship-building industry as well as bringing in high-tech aeronautic engineering and construction. Seattle is also famous as a center of musical production.
After the American Civil War, Seattle's government would come under the tight grip of a Republican political machine until the turn of the 20th century when it was uprooted by a strong popular socialist movement. Repeated attempts to crush such politics has given the city notoriety for it's cycle between mainstream liberal and far left progressive politics. Today, Seattle's far left has persisted into modern day through progressivism, social democracy, and democratic socialism. Seattle's population growth slowed in the 1960's as mostly middle-class and white families moved to surrounding suburbs. Much of Seattle was [and to an extent, still is] plagued by gang activity, mafia warfare, police corruption, crumbling housing infrastructure, homelessness, violent racial and class tensions, and a frotteuristic culture. Revitalization efforts pushed by local governance and gentrification has rehabilitated much of the city's social ills but the city has yet to be relieved of it's gritty harsh blue collar image.