History Pub - The Evolution of Seattle's Waterfront

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm UTC-08:00

McMenamins Anderson School | Bothell

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History Pub - The Evolution of Seattle's Waterfront
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McMenamins and Bothell Historical Society present
History Pub
The Evolution of Seattle’s Waterfront
Presented by Jennifer Ott
McMenamins Anderson School
Haynes’ Hall
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
7pm/doors 6pm
$5
All ages
Seattle’s new Waterfront Park is only the latest of many iterations of the shoreline at the foot of downtown. People, animals, economics, technology, and transportation systems have shaped and reshaped it, creating a place where the past mingles with the present. Join author and historian Jennifer Ott in an exploration of the waterfront's history, from its deep past to its complex present.
Jennifer Ott is the executive director of HistoryLink and an environmental historian with a particular interest in Seattle's history of moving dirt, rerouting waterways, and leveling hills. She has written for π‘†π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘™π‘’ magazine and the π‘‚π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘”π‘œπ‘› π»π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦. She contributed to 𝐴 π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™ π‘‘π‘œ π‘†π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘’: π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’, π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘€π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π΄π‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘¦, Jim Ellis’ memoir, and wrote π‘‚π‘™π‘šπ‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘†π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘™π‘’: πΆπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝐴 π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘†π‘¦π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘š π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘€π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘› 𝐢𝑖𝑑𝑦. She was the general editor and a contributor to π‘†π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘™π‘’ π‘Žπ‘‘ 150: π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝐢𝑖𝑑𝑦 π‘‡β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž 150 𝑂𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑠 πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘™π‘’ π‘€π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™ π΄π‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘£π‘’π‘ , and co-author of π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘€π‘Žπ‘¦: π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘†π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘™π‘’β€™π‘  πΏπ‘œπ‘π‘˜π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘†β„Žπ‘–π‘ πΆπ‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™. Her new book, π‘Šβ„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝐢𝑖𝑑𝑦 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘: π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘†π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘™π‘’β€™π‘  π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘ was published in 2025.
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