Author: Capt Mark Parsons (Ret )
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Port Townsend's (Washington) downtown has been defined as an anomaly, a time discontinuity, or suspended and held to development in the progress of time. It sits on its little northwest corner of Jefferson county surrounded on three sides by the Salish Sea and since 1899 has seen little change in its buildings downtown.
A Tour of Old Downtown Port Townsend
Author: Capt Mark Parsons (Ret )
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Port Townsend's (Washington) downtown has been defined as an anomaly, a time discontinuity, or suspended and held to development in the progress of time. It sits on its little northwest corner of Jefferson county surrounded on three sides by the Salish Sea and since 1899 has seen little change in its buildings downtown.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Port Townsend's (Washington) downtown has been defined as an anomaly, a time discontinuity, or suspended and held to development in the progress of time. It sits on its little northwest corner of Jefferson county surrounded on three sides by the Salish Sea and since 1899 has seen little change in its buildings downtown.
A Tour of Port Townsend's Historic Waterfront District
Author: Capt Mark Parsons (retired)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Port Townsend's downtown to Point Hudson was built upon a small sand peninsula surrounded on three sides by water and a bluff of soft sandstone, all of which would hinder future development and expansion. But that did not prevent its development.We will explain the development of the downtown area on a six-block tour of Water Street towards Point Hudson and return via Washington Street explaining how the city overcame its land-expansion problems.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Port Townsend's downtown to Point Hudson was built upon a small sand peninsula surrounded on three sides by water and a bluff of soft sandstone, all of which would hinder future development and expansion. But that did not prevent its development.We will explain the development of the downtown area on a six-block tour of Water Street towards Point Hudson and return via Washington Street explaining how the city overcame its land-expansion problems.
Port Townsend
Author: Jefferson County Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439635994
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
On Washingtons Olympic Peninsula, at the entrance to Puget Sound, the Port Townsend of the 1850s was perfectly situated for sailing vessels. By 1880, thousands of ships from all over the world were passing through. Optimistic investors sought fortunes in shipping, logging, lumber mills, and land speculation. While commerce flourished at sea level, citizens built fine homes, churches, schools, clubs, a respectable shopping district, and parks uptown on the bluff. The settlers of this lovely seaport enjoyed rich cultural and social lives. Port Townsend went bust after the anticipated railroad failed to arrive. It remained largely frozen in time without economic motivation to tear down and replace its fine Victorian architecture. It wasnt until the 1970s that the beautiful setting and buildings were discovered by artists, hippies, preservationists, and, later, tourists and retirees. The town is now a thriving arts and cultural community, still beautiful, still small and remote.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439635994
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
On Washingtons Olympic Peninsula, at the entrance to Puget Sound, the Port Townsend of the 1850s was perfectly situated for sailing vessels. By 1880, thousands of ships from all over the world were passing through. Optimistic investors sought fortunes in shipping, logging, lumber mills, and land speculation. While commerce flourished at sea level, citizens built fine homes, churches, schools, clubs, a respectable shopping district, and parks uptown on the bluff. The settlers of this lovely seaport enjoyed rich cultural and social lives. Port Townsend went bust after the anticipated railroad failed to arrive. It remained largely frozen in time without economic motivation to tear down and replace its fine Victorian architecture. It wasnt until the 1970s that the beautiful setting and buildings were discovered by artists, hippies, preservationists, and, later, tourists and retirees. The town is now a thriving arts and cultural community, still beautiful, still small and remote.
Port Townsend Historic Homes Sidewalk Tour #1
Author: Joyce Cox Webb
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
City of Dreams
Author: Peter Simpson
Publisher: Bay Press (WA)
ISBN: 9780941920056
Category : Port Townsend (Wash.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Bay Press (WA)
ISBN: 9780941920056
Category : Port Townsend (Wash.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Brief Historical Sketch of Port Townsend, Washington
Author: William D. Welsh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Port Townsend (Wash.)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Port Townsend (Wash.)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Port Townsend
Author: Jefferson County Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738556222
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
On Washington's Olympic Peninsula, at the entrance to Puget Sound, the Port Townsend of the 1850s was perfectly situated for sailing vessels. By 1880, thousands of ships from all over the world were passing through. Optimistic investors sought fortunes in shipping, logging, lumber mills, and land speculation. While commerce flourished at sea level, citizens built fine homes, churches, schools, clubs, a respectable shopping district, and parks uptown on the bluff. The settlers of this lovely seaport enjoyed rich cultural and social lives. Port Townsend went bust after the anticipated railroad failed to arrive. It remained largely frozen in time without economic motivation to tear down and replace its fine Victorian architecture. It wasn't until the 1970s that the beautiful setting and buildings were discovered by artists, hippies, preservationists, and, later, tourists and retirees. The town is now a thriving arts and cultural community, still beautiful, still small and remote.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738556222
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
On Washington's Olympic Peninsula, at the entrance to Puget Sound, the Port Townsend of the 1850s was perfectly situated for sailing vessels. By 1880, thousands of ships from all over the world were passing through. Optimistic investors sought fortunes in shipping, logging, lumber mills, and land speculation. While commerce flourished at sea level, citizens built fine homes, churches, schools, clubs, a respectable shopping district, and parks uptown on the bluff. The settlers of this lovely seaport enjoyed rich cultural and social lives. Port Townsend went bust after the anticipated railroad failed to arrive. It remained largely frozen in time without economic motivation to tear down and replace its fine Victorian architecture. It wasn't until the 1970s that the beautiful setting and buildings were discovered by artists, hippies, preservationists, and, later, tourists and retirees. The town is now a thriving arts and cultural community, still beautiful, still small and remote.
Explorer's Guide Washington (Second Edition)
Author: Denise Fainberg
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1581577850
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Iconic sites like Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Grand Coulee Dam are complemented by those undiscovered places that only a longtime local can show you. From the eastern deserts to the western rainforests, Washington is home to some of the most varied and beautiful places in the country. Iconic sites like Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Grand Coulee Dam are complemented by those unknown and undiscovered places that only a longtime local like the author can show you.
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1581577850
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Iconic sites like Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Grand Coulee Dam are complemented by those undiscovered places that only a longtime local can show you. From the eastern deserts to the western rainforests, Washington is home to some of the most varied and beautiful places in the country. Iconic sites like Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Grand Coulee Dam are complemented by those unknown and undiscovered places that only a longtime local like the author can show you.
Port Townsend
Author: Jefferson County Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531635831
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
On Washington's Olympic Peninsula, at the entrance to Puget Sound, the Port Townsend of the 1850s was perfectly situated for sailing vessels. By 1880, thousands of ships from all over the world were passing through. Optimistic investors sought fortunes in shipping, logging, lumber mills, and land speculation. While commerce flourished at sea level, citizens built fine homes, churches, schools, clubs, a respectable shopping district, and parks uptown on the bluff. The settlers of this lovely seaport enjoyed rich cultural and social lives. Port Townsend went bust after the anticipated railroad failed to arrive. It remained largely frozen in time without economic motivation to tear down and replace its fine Victorian architecture. It wasn't until the 1970s that the beautiful setting and buildings were discovered by artists, hippies, preservationists, and, later, tourists and retirees. The town is now a thriving arts and cultural community, still beautiful, still small and remote.
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531635831
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
On Washington's Olympic Peninsula, at the entrance to Puget Sound, the Port Townsend of the 1850s was perfectly situated for sailing vessels. By 1880, thousands of ships from all over the world were passing through. Optimistic investors sought fortunes in shipping, logging, lumber mills, and land speculation. While commerce flourished at sea level, citizens built fine homes, churches, schools, clubs, a respectable shopping district, and parks uptown on the bluff. The settlers of this lovely seaport enjoyed rich cultural and social lives. Port Townsend went bust after the anticipated railroad failed to arrive. It remained largely frozen in time without economic motivation to tear down and replace its fine Victorian architecture. It wasn't until the 1970s that the beautiful setting and buildings were discovered by artists, hippies, preservationists, and, later, tourists and retirees. The town is now a thriving arts and cultural community, still beautiful, still small and remote.