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A review by thenaturelibrary
Secret Seattle: An Illustrated Guide to the City's Offbeat and Overlooked History by Susanna Ryan
4.0
Secret Seattle is an illustrated book about the history behind some hidden Seattle places, landmarks, and features written by Susanna Ryan, an avid walker who wrote The Seattle Walk Report, another illustrated book I read earlier this year.
This book differentiates itself from The Seattle Walk Report by diving more into particular places such as the Montlake spite house, an apartment at the top of Smith Tower, and how there was an artist in residence program to stay in some of Seattle's bridges, in addition to learning more about the history of Seattle features such as coal chutes, manhole covers, sidewalk cement branding, and bubble lamps.
At the end of the book, Susanna Ryan showcases some places folks can go to do their own research on Seattle area history, which were resources that she used to write the book! I definitely would recommend for anyone living in the Seattle area.
This book differentiates itself from The Seattle Walk Report by diving more into particular places such as the Montlake spite house, an apartment at the top of Smith Tower, and how there was an artist in residence program to stay in some of Seattle's bridges, in addition to learning more about the history of Seattle features such as coal chutes, manhole covers, sidewalk cement branding, and bubble lamps.
At the end of the book, Susanna Ryan showcases some places folks can go to do their own research on Seattle area history, which were resources that she used to write the book! I definitely would recommend for anyone living in the Seattle area.