Neighborhoods: In February of 2003, a number of major south downtown property owners presented a grand vision for nearly 100 acres of surplused Port of Seattle real estate. Their 15-year plan would transform an expanse of asphalt surrounding Terminals 46 and 37 into a neighborhood including 4,000 apartment units, 2.6 million square feet of office space, and a large central park. The adaptive reuse of the existing industrial waterfront into a lively community tracks with a steady trend, now decades in the making. Preservation in Seattle's industrial district tests the relationship between the past and future visions, while at the same time points to preservation practice acutely attuned to Seattle's evolving economies. More.

Public Policy: In both the Seattle Weekly and the Stranger this month, hundreds of Belltown business owners signed onto an open letter asking our City Council to overrule the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board's decision to designate the 1962 monorail. At a public hearing on July 9th, many people spoke out for and against the ruling, but very few seemed to understand what designation meant, or what the implication of overruling the landmarks board might be. More.

Young Voices: Graveyards provide the perfect staging ground for adolescent scofflaws in search of creepy late night entertainment. In an effort to improve stewardship of historic cemeteries, the Washington State Cemetery Association joined forces with Cleveland High School teachers Faith Beatty and Mary White to develop a program engaging highschoolers in oral history interviews and other historical research. The goal was to provide a real and positive connection with those buried at their local cemetery. The result was a great local history project ... More.

Preservation & Environment: The nation's largest environmental clean up project, Hanford Nuclear Reservation is home to 54 million gallons of radioactive waste - a tremendously complicated and expensive legacy of the Cold War and the problems of nuclear energy. Though the more obvious and politically relevant issues surrounding Hanford pertain to environmental remediation and public health, the historic significance of the place has also played an important part in site planning since 1996... More.

Techniques & Technology: In keeping with Preservation Seattle's series on the Cadillac Hotel, this month's technical feature outlines the early history of brick and stone construction in Seattle. This historic overview is one of many supplemental articles now in development that will explain many aspects of Seattle's building history... More.

Quincy Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Lee, cultural diversity and civil rights. The Central Distrist's Garfield High School, perhaps more than any other in the city, has graduated some of the most famous Seattlites. During the course of its illustrious history, the 1923 school has expanded to accommodate its growing student population and its changing needs. Alterations to the school have, for some time, stayed its landmark status until the most recent district-wide capital improvement effort. The Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board will be considering designating Garfield on August 6th. More.