Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: WTO exhibit shows how infamous event played out on Seattle streets
A new exhibit at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle is a reminder of what the WTO was about.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Historic Fort Vancouver marks bicentennial in 2025
It was right about this time exactly 200 years ago when work began on what would become Fort Vancouver on the Columbia River.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Early 20th century artifact plucked from Lake Washington
We invited McCauley to tell us about a more recent artifact he and a friend plucked from the bottom of Lake Washington on a recent dive.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
How Seattle reacted to JFK assassination 61 years ago
History, like politics, is local. So while the collective national memory of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963 has been distilled to several seconds of color home movie footage of the motorcade in Dealey Plaza and Walter Cronkite choking up on CBS, a whole set of local memories is fading away.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Streamline ferry Kalakala rolls on in song
It was 26 years ago this month when the iconic ferry Kalakala returned to the Seattle waterfront after a long exile in Alaska.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Camp Long history mystery
The arson fire Monday night at the lodge at Camp Long has stirred up concerns about the future of the historic structure.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
‘Unsolved Histories’ Episode 8: A permanent memorial created to honor the fallen from Flight 293
In the final episode of 'Unsolved Histories,' families and friends left behind gathered on the 60th anniversary of Flight 293 crash.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Demolition permit issued for the old Mama’s Mexican Kitchen
The demolition permit for the former home of Mama's Mexican Kitchen was issued November 13 by the Seattle DCI.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Should we commemorate Seattle Founder’s Day?
The occasion of Seattle Founders’ Day used to be celebrated more regularly by the city and other local institutions.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
‘Unsolved Histories’ Episode 7: Flight 293 families question the ‘Leave no one behind’ promise
In Episode 7 of 'Unsolved Histories,' Feliks Banel untangles what many Flight 293 families feel is an empty promise to "Leave No One Behind."2 years ago
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City agency: Camp Long lodge in Seattle was vandalized before fire
One of the primary buildings at the historic Camp Long in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle caught fire Monday night.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
‘Unsolved Histories’ Episode 6: Meeting the lost crew and examining sinister crash theories
In Episode 6 of 'Unsolved Histories,' Feliks Banel introduces the crew of Flight 293 those they left behind have tried to cope with their losses.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Forgotten Seattle origins of the JanSport school backpack
Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Is Umpqua pronounced UMP-kwuh or UMP-kwah?
We take a deep and highly pedantic dive into the name of a Pacific Northwest bank that also happens to be the name of a river in Oregon.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
More Washington spooky tales: 13 Steps at Maltby Cemetery, Prop Man of Orcas Island
We've been collecting your Washington spooky stories and tales about public places around Puget Sound where myths and legends have emerged.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
‘Unsolved Histories’ Episode 5: Another Flight 293 nearly suffered a similar disaster
In Episode 5 of "Unsolved Histories,' Feliks Banel examined the amazing story of survival of the passengers and crew of the other Flight 293.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Searching for ghostly local myths at Fire Trail Road and Fort Casey
For Halloween 2024, we are doing ghostly local muths or stories about unexplained happenings – call it modern Puget Sound mythology.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
‘Unsolved Histories’ Episode 4: One theory is friendly fire brought down Flight 293
Episode 4 of "Unsolved Histories," tries to sort fact from fiction in the scuttlebutt that spread after Flight 293 went down.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
Artifact of airship’s historic visit hidden away at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
It was 100 years ago this week when a giant U.S. Navy airship visited the Puget Sound and the Joint Base Lewis-McChord area.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Jackson Street Jazz Trail and sweet melodies among the sour notes
The Jackson Street Jazz Trail, with the annual Earshot Jazz Festival underway, doesn’t shy away from the more challenging aspects of Seattle’s history.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
‘Unsolved Histories’ Episode 3: ‘Jody has always stayed with me’ after 1963 crash
In Episode 3 of 'Unsolved Histories,' more people who lost loved ones on Flight 293 are introduced and we try to understand what happened.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
‘Unsolved Histories’ Episode 2: Finding a haunting memento after the 1963 plane crash
In Episode 2 of "Unsolved Histories," called "The Wreckage," Feliks Banel examines how and why the DC-7C airliner disappeared in 1963.2 years ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: LiDAR tech reveals ghostly causeway, phantom lake on Eastside
It turns out that LiDAR is also pretty useful for plumbing the depths of recent human history too, including a phantom lake on the Eastside.2 years ago
