Everett at one time was known as the City of Smokestacks. Not many smokestacks anymore though. It's primary economy in the 19th and early 20th century was timber and timber products. Here's a link from the Everett Public Library - Northwest Collection with lots of cool old black and white photographs from that era.
Everett was the scene of the Wobblie Massacre. This quote is from the Everett Public Library
"Sunday, November 5, 1916 marked the bloodiest battle in Pacific Northwest labor history. On that day, about 300 members of the Industrial Workers of the World (the I.W.W.) boarded the steamers Verona and Calista from Seattle and headed north toward Port Gardner Bay. The I.W.W. (or Wobblies) planned a public demonstration in Everett that afternoon, to be held on the corner of Hewitt and Wetmore, a spot commonly used by street speakers. Hoping to gain converts to their dream of One Big Union, the Wobblies began street speaking in Everett during a local shingle weavers' strike, encountering brutal suppression by local law officers. Free speech soon became the dominant issue. The number of demonstrators and the violence of the response from law enforcement grew as the weeks wore on."
Of course things have changed considerably in the 88 years since the IWW and local law officers clashed. The only wobbly around here now is a fat guy named Jack.
Everett is a nice place to live. Lot's of water, good food, mountains, and mild weather. It's about 30 miles north of Seattle so you can always get down there if you want some big-city things. It's a city that is developing it's core with a new Events Center, Performing Art's Center, Childrens Museum and plans for people friendly development along the waterfront.
I took these pictures this afternoon on a walk over to Grand Avenue Park. The park sits on a bluff that overlooks the Puget Sound. Hat Island, Whidbey Island, and Camano Island are all visible from the bluff.
Skywriter
City of Smokestacks
Everett Marina
Looking Southwest From Park
On the way
Tree and Sky at Park
Pretty House Across From The Park
