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The Great South Seattle Conflagration

During the October 12, 1977 World Series game in New York Howard Cosell famously said “ladies & gentlemen the Bronx is burning” as he watched a fire erupt nearby: Except if you watched that video you’ll notice that he never actually said his immortal phrase. Seems like an urban legend. But what’s not an urban… Continue reading The Great South Seattle Conflagration

Published March 22, 2023
Categorized as Seattle Tagged cities, culture, Economics

Analyzing Violence in South Seattle

The corner of 37th & Oregon is about a 15 minute walk from my house in Columbia City. Last week it was a candidate for the ignominious title of most dangerous place in America. On July 9th, a person was fatally shot there: 5 days later on July 14th, a second person was fatally shot visiting… Continue reading Analyzing Violence in South Seattle

Published July 16, 2017
Categorized as Seattle Tagged crime, gis, Open Data

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