Pacific Northwest History & Seattle Stories

Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: Is ‘box the Space Needle came in’ the oldest local dad-joke?

The Space Needle has long been a beloved part of the skyline, and the tower is even responsible for one of the region’s earliest dad jokes.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

KIRO Radio presents ‘Stocking Full of Northwest Holiday History’

KIRO Radio's Feliks Banel presents an hour-long special on Christmas Eve, looking back at favorite Northwest holiday history stories.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: How’d you like to spend Christmas in Christmas Canyon?

It took a listener to uncover the origins of Thanksgiving Island, but it’s no secret where the name for Cowlitz County’s Christmas Canyon comes from.

5 years ago

KIRO Newsradio staff

KIRO Radio presents ‘A Christmas Carol’

Listen to the re-telling of Dickens' classic “A Christmas Carol,” presented by KIRO Radio, Seattle Radio Theatre, and Town Hall Seattle.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: The magic of trains during Christmas season in the Northwest

As that old Amtrak TV commercial used to say, “there’s something about a train that’s magic”– and this seems to be especially true for Christmas.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

Project aims to daylight ‘restrictive covenants’ on real estate in all Washington counties

Many current real estate documents still contain old racist language codifying restrictive covenants dating back to the mid-1900s.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

How crucial pieces of Northwest history are being preserved via Facebook

Groups concerned with local history have come to depend on Facebook perhaps more than any other type of arts or cultural organization.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

Special 50th anniversary broadcast: Infamous Northwest skyjacking

KIRO Radio presents a special broadcast called "COOPER 5-0," marking the 50th anniversary of the DB Cooper skyjacking of Nov. 24, 1971.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: Can you solve the mystery of Thanksgiving Island?

Pretty much everyone has heard of Easter Island and Christmas Island, but what about Thanksgiving Island right here in the Pacific Northwest?

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

KIRO Radio ready to serve in case of emergency

KIRO Radio is proud to have partnered for years with FEMA to provide unique communications facilities and capabilities in the event of an emergency.

5 years ago

A recent view of the exterior of the chapel from the old U.S. Naval Hospital Seattle in what's now ...

Feliks Banel

World War II Navy chapel is still sacred to Shoreline residents

Tucked away in a forested part of Shoreline is a unique artifact dating to World War II and a once-sprawling U.S. Navy hospital.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: New Seattle history book for kids recalled by publisher

It’s a twisted tale of a brand-new book for kids all about Seattle, which is being recalled by the publisher just a week after it was released.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

Behind the screens at century-old Neptune Theatre

The Neptune in the University District will celebrate its 100th birthday next week, which makes it one of Seattle’s oldest continuously operated theatres.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: Is this the oldest old-school service station in Washington?

Dan Ward believes his family-owned business in College Place is “the oldest continuously operating, old school, true full-service service station in the Pacific Northwest.”

5 years ago

The 1940 ALCO locomotive 125 is lifted off its trucks at the Port of Longview on Nov. 2, 2021. (Pho...

Feliks Banel

Vintage locomotive comes home to Northwest Railway Museum

The Northwest Railway Museum is completing a trade that will send a 1951 diesel engine to Nevada, and bring a 1940 locomotive to its original home.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: A half-dozen half-baked facts about the iconic giant Winlock Egg

In honor of the 98th birthday of the Winlock egg – and those long-ago Winlockians who made it happen – here are a half-dozen, half-baked facts.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

A treasure hunt for phantom cannons in the Evergreen State

The hunt for 166-year-old cannons is a story that just about anyone who loves a good old-fashioned treasure hunt can’t help but get worked up about.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: Tiny Washington town of Danville eagerly awaits reopening of border

Point Roberts has gotten much of the attention during the extended border closure, but it’s not the only town that’s been suffering economically.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

Could landmark designation save Seattle’s Memorial Stadium from demolition?

As it turns out, saving Seattle's Memorial Stadium from demolition may not be just some pedantic argument or splitting of historic preservation hairs.

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: How – and why – did Microsoft ‘Name That Zune’?

We know now it couldn’t beat the iPod, but where and how did Microsoft get the name for its gone-but-not-forgotten Zune media player?

5 years ago

Feliks Banel

Priceless archive keeps the history of Pacific Northwest trains running

A unique partnership devoted to Northwest railroad history means an incredible archive of photos and documents is being preserved and made accessible.