Neighborhoods: Pike Place Market is one of the most famous, successful, and unique historic districts in the nation. But for all the heroic work that went into saving Pike Place Market in the early 1970s, the job is still unfinished. More.

Public Policy: If you do one thing for preservation today, send Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen an email thanking him for his proposed amendments to Seattle's Comprehensive Plan. Rasmussen, a rookie Councilmember, provided a fantastic set of amendments to the plan that will strengthen preservation planning and action in our city's neighborhoods, shorelines, and downtown. More.

Voices: For decades, Kay Bullitt has helped lead local preservation efforts -- she served on the first Pioneer Square Historic District Board (later known as the Pioneer Square Preservation District Board), was a long time member of Historic Seattle's Council and more recently served on the Historic Seattle Foundation. Kay has also been a key advocate for area maritime heritage. In this interview, part one of two conducted on May 17th, Kay recalls the earliest days of Seattle's maritime preservation effort. More.

Preservation & Environment: Several citizen advocates have contacted Historic Seattle over the past year about a house on West Marginal Way, located about a mile south of the West Seattle Bridge. We looked into the issue, and learned we weren't the first to do so - for decades, preservationists have considered how the building might be saved. We also learned that the house was built in 1887, before Washington became a state, and may be the last of its kind along the historic Duwamish River. The property is now for sale. More.

Techniques & Technology: For about 150 years, concrete has been a popular construction material in the United States, but became especially popular for buildings and structures in the first part of the 20th century. This article is a part of our growing online architectural history archive. More.

Pending Landmarks: On May 8, 2004, Historic Seattle and the Department of Neighborhoods presented its second Landmarks Nomination Workshop. We hope to present this workshop -- each time learning from the previous workshop -- every six months. Questions asked and answers provided at the workshop's introduction are included here as part of our "virtual workshop." More.