Seattle

The nickname of Seattle is The Emerald City. Seattle is in Washington. In 1981 the Convention and Visitors Bureau held a contest to find a new nickname in Seattle. It is from there that appeared the nickname Emerald City , which is due to its greenery. One of his first nickname was Queen City of the Pacific Northwest.

 The most famous monuments and places are:

1- Seattle Tower  

 

2- Space Needle

3- Smith Tower

4- Seattle Central Library

Now and then

Today, there are 617,334 people.

In 1960, there were 557,087 people.

In 1920, there were 315,312 people.

Now and then...

1911 : Mayor Hiram Gill sougtht to preside over a city tolerant of gambling and prostitution

Before 1940, there was no the Floating Bridge but after June 5 1940, the lake Washington Floating Bridge opens connecting Seattle with Mercer Island and the Eatside.