Lou Graham came to Seattle in 1888 with very little and managed to become the first successful business woman in Seattle. Very little is known about Lou Graham before she came to Seattle, but her contributions to the young city are still relevant today. She gave loans when banks couldn't and when she died she left a quarter million dollars to the public schools. She was born in the late 1860s and died at age 42 of syphilis. Lou Graham was the infamous madame who employed the women that drew wealthy business men from across the country to Seattle.
-Jerusha
Monday, February 25, 2008
Project 2 Assignments: Essay
Your essay about your International District site should answer the following question:
* What does this site tell us about the history of the International District?
Another way to think of this question is:
* How does the history of Asian-Americans in Seattle “speak” through this site?
* What does this site tell us about the history of the International District?
Another way to think of this question is:
* How does the history of Asian-Americans in Seattle “speak” through this site?
Your response to this question is your argument. Clearly, this is a big question with lots of possible answers. So you will probably want to pursue a more specific direction in your essay, which will allow you to make a more specific argument. But that kind of specificity will only be possible after you have done some initial research.
Your argument about your site will be supported by various kinds of evidence, such as:
* Artifacts from your collection, which tell us about the present state of the site, its current use and relationship to the neighborhood;
* Other kind of primary research, such as interviews with residents of the I.D. and your own "field observations" of the site, its use and its locale;
* Secondary research that can help you understand the history of the site, such as information you get from book, articles and authoritative websites about the International District, Asian-American history, Seattle history, certain kinds of architecture, certain kinds of urban patterns, and so on.
Your essay should be 5 pages long, typed and double-spaced. Your draft is due on Wednesday, 3.26. The final version is due on Friday, 3.28.
Project 2 Assignments: Artifact Collection
Your Artifact Collection is a collection of 10-15 found objects, images and sound recordings from, of, around and inside your International District site. As a whole, the collection should help your reader/viewer understand what and where the site is, its relationship to its immediate environment, and its role in the International District. Each artifact should have a caption that explains briefly what it is and its location; for images that you do not create yourself, the caption must also provide credit and source information. The locations of all the artifacts should be represented in some way on a map--a map of Seattle, of the International District, or a more specialized map of the neighborhood that you make yourself or get from a resource.
SO, WHAT IS AN ARTIFACT?
For the purposes of this assignment, an artifact is an image, found object or sound recording. You must include at least one item from each of these three categories in your collection. But of course, for some categories, you will want to include more than one item. You can take your own photos or find images in brochures, books, articles and other sources. (Remember, you must provide credit/source information for pictures that you do not make yourself.)
1. the site itself, past and/or present
* current picture of the site
* historical picture of the site
2. nearby features of the built environment
* picture of graffiti or “ghost signs” near or on the site
* picture of street signs, trade signs, street lamps, etc. near or on the site
* picture of curbs, sidewalks, asphalt repairs, streets, alleys, potholes, railroads, bike lanes, etc. from or near the site
* picture of buildings, walls, windows, doorways, facades, monuments, etc. from or near the site
3. traces and remains
* pamphlet, brochure, flier or poster mentioning or describing the site
* sample of paper or plastic trash found on or near the site (packaging, bags, wrappers, notes, cards, etc.)
* picture of other kinds of trash from or near the site (three-dimensional garbage, food waste, etc.)
* picture or sample of flora and fauna from or near the site (leaves, grass, trees, pigeons, pigeon poop, etc.)
* picture of people at or around the site (workers, residents, restaurant customers, gardeners, homeless folks camping out, kids playing, etc.)
* sound recording from or near the site (traffic, dogs barking, people talking, etc.)
WHAT IS NOT AN ARTIFACT?
Pretty much anything that you can document from, of, around, near or inside the site counts as an artifact. Obviously, most of the built environment is not portable. Most of the plant, animal and human residents of the International District are also not portable. Most of the material remains of human culture (e.g. garbage) are either not portable or are too yuchy or cumbersome to sample. So you will need to represent these kinds of artifacts in images and sound recordings.
SO, WHAT IS AN ARTIFACT?
For the purposes of this assignment, an artifact is an image, found object or sound recording. You must include at least one item from each of these three categories in your collection. But of course, for some categories, you will want to include more than one item. You can take your own photos or find images in brochures, books, articles and other sources. (Remember, you must provide credit/source information for pictures that you do not make yourself.)
1. the site itself, past and/or present
* current picture of the site
* historical picture of the site
2. nearby features of the built environment
* picture of graffiti or “ghost signs” near or on the site
* picture of street signs, trade signs, street lamps, etc. near or on the site
* picture of curbs, sidewalks, asphalt repairs, streets, alleys, potholes, railroads, bike lanes, etc. from or near the site
* picture of buildings, walls, windows, doorways, facades, monuments, etc. from or near the site
3. traces and remains
* pamphlet, brochure, flier or poster mentioning or describing the site
* sample of paper or plastic trash found on or near the site (packaging, bags, wrappers, notes, cards, etc.)
* picture of other kinds of trash from or near the site (three-dimensional garbage, food waste, etc.)
* picture or sample of flora and fauna from or near the site (leaves, grass, trees, pigeons, pigeon poop, etc.)
* picture of people at or around the site (workers, residents, restaurant customers, gardeners, homeless folks camping out, kids playing, etc.)
* sound recording from or near the site (traffic, dogs barking, people talking, etc.)
WHAT IS NOT AN ARTIFACT?
Pretty much anything that you can document from, of, around, near or inside the site counts as an artifact. Obviously, most of the built environment is not portable. Most of the plant, animal and human residents of the International District are also not portable. Most of the material remains of human culture (e.g. garbage) are either not portable or are too yuchy or cumbersome to sample. So you will need to represent these kinds of artifacts in images and sound recordings.
Project 2 Introduction
For project 2, we’ll be examining Seattle's “International District” or I.D., an area that has historically incorporated many names and roles, reflecting changes in immigration patterns, local power and civic identity: Chinatown, Japantown, Little Saigon, the center of Seattle’s post-World War II jazz scene, and plain old “home” for many in Seattle’s Asian-American community. This time, our focus is the built environment—how it reflects the history of the people who lived and live there.
We’ll read about the geographic development of the area and its specific history, with a particular focus on how Japanese American internment during World War II affected the district. Then we’ll put this neighborhood history into national and international context, so we can understand how Seattle’s International District reflects ideas, drives and pressures far beyond its borders. During this study of the International District as a whole, you will begin individual research on a single sample of the built environment--a site such as a building or part of a building, bridge, street, monument or park in the neighborhood. Your research will culminate in two products: 1) an artifact collection of 10-15 found objects from, in, of and around the site, with captions that help us understand the objects as signs of the site in the present and an accompanying I.D. map, and 2) a 5-page essay about the site, using the objects and other sources as evidence to support a claim about what the site tells us about International District history. Our goal is to collectively build a more detailed history of the International District, one site at a time.
PROJECT 2 SCHEDULE
2.25
De-brief biography assignment and discuss summary.
Introduce project 2. Read thumbnail history of ID.
HW: Post biographical summaries on course blog.
Read Colasurdo (CR) and Kaneko (CR).
2.27
Discuss Colasurdo, journalistic objectivity and “academic argument.” Discuss Kaneko.
HW: Read Sone (CR).
2.29
Panama Hotel Café ($5).
Compare Kaneko to Sone. Tour #1 of I.D.
HW: List possible sites in ID. Read Zia (CR) and respond to study questions. I.D. map.
3.3
Discuss Zia. Share site possibilities.
HW: Using sources, add I.D. timeline events to timeline in CR. Read Choy (CR).
3.5
Discuss Choy. How do you write an argumentative history essay? Discuss schedules.
HW: Read Jackson, “The Public Landscape” (old CR).
3.7
Panama Hotel Café ($5).
Sign up for conferences.
Discuss Jackson.
Tour #2 of I.D.
HW: over break, begin your research and prepare for your conference. I.D. map.
3.10-3.14
SPRING BREAK
3.17
NO CLASS—CONFERENCES
3.19
NO CLASS—CONFERENCES
3.21
NO CLASS—RESEARCH DAY
3.24
ARTIFACT COLLECTION DUE
See guidelines above.
Share artifact stories and I.D. maps.
3.26
Essay draft for peer review.
3.28
FINAL ESSAY DUE
See guidelines above.
We’ll read about the geographic development of the area and its specific history, with a particular focus on how Japanese American internment during World War II affected the district. Then we’ll put this neighborhood history into national and international context, so we can understand how Seattle’s International District reflects ideas, drives and pressures far beyond its borders. During this study of the International District as a whole, you will begin individual research on a single sample of the built environment--a site such as a building or part of a building, bridge, street, monument or park in the neighborhood. Your research will culminate in two products: 1) an artifact collection of 10-15 found objects from, in, of and around the site, with captions that help us understand the objects as signs of the site in the present and an accompanying I.D. map, and 2) a 5-page essay about the site, using the objects and other sources as evidence to support a claim about what the site tells us about International District history. Our goal is to collectively build a more detailed history of the International District, one site at a time.
PROJECT 2 SCHEDULE
2.25
De-brief biography assignment and discuss summary.
Introduce project 2. Read thumbnail history of ID.
HW: Post biographical summaries on course blog.
Read Colasurdo (CR) and Kaneko (CR).
2.27
Discuss Colasurdo, journalistic objectivity and “academic argument.” Discuss Kaneko.
HW: Read Sone (CR).
2.29
Panama Hotel Café ($5).
Compare Kaneko to Sone. Tour #1 of I.D.
HW: List possible sites in ID. Read Zia (CR) and respond to study questions. I.D. map.
3.3
Discuss Zia. Share site possibilities.
HW: Using sources, add I.D. timeline events to timeline in CR. Read Choy (CR).
3.5
Discuss Choy. How do you write an argumentative history essay? Discuss schedules.
HW: Read Jackson, “The Public Landscape” (old CR).
3.7
Panama Hotel Café ($5).
Sign up for conferences.
Discuss Jackson.
Tour #2 of I.D.
HW: over break, begin your research and prepare for your conference. I.D. map.
3.10-3.14
SPRING BREAK
3.17
NO CLASS—CONFERENCES
3.19
NO CLASS—CONFERENCES
3.21
NO CLASS—RESEARCH DAY
3.24
ARTIFACT COLLECTION DUE
See guidelines above.
Share artifact stories and I.D. maps.
3.26
Essay draft for peer review.
3.28
FINAL ESSAY DUE
See guidelines above.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Duwamish Waterway Field Trip
Some pix from our trip to the Harbor Island area, near the West Seattle Bridge, where the Duwamish Waterway meets Elliott Bay...
Friday, February 15, 2008
Group Timeline of Early Seattle History
Nov. 13, 1851- arrival of the "Denny party" at Alki Point.
Source: Alki: Birthplace of Seattle, dir. B. J. Bullert.
Nov. 13, 1851 - Denny party arrives.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle
January 26, 1856 - natives attacked the Seattle Settlement
Source: “History of Seattle Before 1900,” Wikipedia.
1864- Importation of 11 unmarried women to Seattle from Lowell, Massachusetts, by Mercer
Source: Coll Thrush, "Seattle Illahee," Native Seattle, 56.
January 14, 1865 - Seattle was incorporated as a town.
Source: “Early History of Seattle,” Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_seattle
1865- Seattle officially incorporated
Source: Coll Thrush, "Seattle Illahee," Native Seattle, 56.
1865- Ordinance No. 5 passed
Source: Coll Thrush, "Seattle Illahee," Native Seattle, 56.
1866- second installment of 34 "Mercer Girls"
Source: Coll Thrush, "Seattle Illahee," Native Seattle, 56.
1866 - Chief Seattle dies.
Source: Chief Seattle, Dir. BJ Bullert 2000
April 4, 1884 - 15 Seattle Women founded The Ladies Relief Society to address "the number of needy and suffering cases within the limits of the city." This eventually resulted in the founding of Seattle Children's Home, still in operation today.
Source: “History of Seattle Before 1900,” Wikipedia.
1884- Seattles ladies relief society is founded and opens an orphanage the following year
Source: MOHAI
1886 - Anti Chinese mobs drive Chinese workers from Seattle resulting in riot and death.
Source: MOHAI museum
1886 - first graduates of seattle highschool
Source: MOHAI
1886- Seattle got its first YMCA gymnasium
Source: “History of Seattle Before 1900,” Wikipedia.
1888 - The Seattle, Lakeshore and eastern railroad reaches Issaquah
Source: MOHAI Museum
June 6, 1889 - Great Seattle fire
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seattle_Fire
June 6, 1889 - Great Seattle fire
Source: Mohai
1889 - Washington becomes a state
Source: Mohai
1889 - Washington territory achieves statehood
Source: MOHAI Museum
1889 - The city contracted with the Pacific Bridge Company to construct the headworks, dam, and pipeline.
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Building The City," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 75.
1890 - the total population in Seattle was 42,837.
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, “Reaping the Profits of the Klondike Trade,“ from Hard Drive to the Klondike
1892- built 3500 new buildings and seattle was reborn, the fire started in the Pontius building Source: MOHAI
1893 - Great Northern Railway completed
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Reaping the Profits of the Klondike Trade," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 44.
1893 - Great northern completes railroad line from st. Paul to Seattle.
No source.
1894 – Coxeys army marches. Protestors concerned about unemployment march at capital. Jack London is a participant.
No source.
1896 - Gold was discovered in Klondike region of Canada.
Source: “Early History of Seattle,” Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_seattle
1897 - City Council increased police force by 40%
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Reaping the Profits of the Klondike Trade," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 53.
1897 - 1898 - Seattle's fleet tripled in size
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Reaping the Profits of the Klondike Trade," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 45.
April-May 1900 - over 8,000 miners gold seekers past through seattle on their way to Nome.
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Reaping the Profits of the Klondike Trade," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 58.
1900 - Electric rail lines connected seattle to comunties to the north and south sides of the city. An interurban train ran between seattle and Tacoma, and the completion in 1900 of a line from seattle to everett futher opened opportunities for growth.
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Building The City," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 70.
1902 - Voters decided in favor of the city power plant.
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Building The City," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 76.
1903 - Cooper and Levy sell out and sell their business to the Bon Marche.
No source.
1910 - Congress authorized construction of the Lake Washington Canal connecting Lake Washington and Lake Union to Puget Sound. –
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Building The City," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 76.
1910 - Congress authorized construction of the Lake Washington Canal connecting Lake Washington and Lake Union to the Puget Sound.
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Building The City," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 78.
Source: Alki: Birthplace of Seattle, dir. B. J. Bullert.
Nov. 13, 1851 - Denny party arrives.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle
January 26, 1856 - natives attacked the Seattle Settlement
Source: “History of Seattle Before 1900,” Wikipedia.
1864- Importation of 11 unmarried women to Seattle from Lowell, Massachusetts, by Mercer
Source: Coll Thrush, "Seattle Illahee," Native Seattle, 56.
January 14, 1865 - Seattle was incorporated as a town.
Source: “Early History of Seattle,” Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_seattle
1865- Seattle officially incorporated
Source: Coll Thrush, "Seattle Illahee," Native Seattle, 56.
1865- Ordinance No. 5 passed
Source: Coll Thrush, "Seattle Illahee," Native Seattle, 56.
1866- second installment of 34 "Mercer Girls"
Source: Coll Thrush, "Seattle Illahee," Native Seattle, 56.
1866 - Chief Seattle dies.
Source: Chief Seattle, Dir. BJ Bullert 2000
April 4, 1884 - 15 Seattle Women founded The Ladies Relief Society to address "the number of needy and suffering cases within the limits of the city." This eventually resulted in the founding of Seattle Children's Home, still in operation today.
Source: “History of Seattle Before 1900,” Wikipedia.
1884- Seattles ladies relief society is founded and opens an orphanage the following year
Source: MOHAI
1886 - Anti Chinese mobs drive Chinese workers from Seattle resulting in riot and death.
Source: MOHAI museum
1886 - first graduates of seattle highschool
Source: MOHAI
1886- Seattle got its first YMCA gymnasium
Source: “History of Seattle Before 1900,” Wikipedia.
1888 - The Seattle, Lakeshore and eastern railroad reaches Issaquah
Source: MOHAI Museum
June 6, 1889 - Great Seattle fire
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seattle_Fire
June 6, 1889 - Great Seattle fire
Source: Mohai
1889 - Washington becomes a state
Source: Mohai
1889 - Washington territory achieves statehood
Source: MOHAI Museum
1889 - The city contracted with the Pacific Bridge Company to construct the headworks, dam, and pipeline.
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Building The City," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 75.
1890 - the total population in Seattle was 42,837.
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, “Reaping the Profits of the Klondike Trade,“ from Hard Drive to the Klondike
1892- built 3500 new buildings and seattle was reborn, the fire started in the Pontius building Source: MOHAI
1893 - Great Northern Railway completed
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Reaping the Profits of the Klondike Trade," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 44.
1893 - Great northern completes railroad line from st. Paul to Seattle.
No source.
1894 – Coxeys army marches. Protestors concerned about unemployment march at capital. Jack London is a participant.
No source.
1896 - Gold was discovered in Klondike region of Canada.
Source: “Early History of Seattle,” Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_seattle
1897 - City Council increased police force by 40%
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Reaping the Profits of the Klondike Trade," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 53.
1897 - 1898 - Seattle's fleet tripled in size
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Reaping the Profits of the Klondike Trade," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 45.
April-May 1900 - over 8,000 miners gold seekers past through seattle on their way to Nome.
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Reaping the Profits of the Klondike Trade," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 58.
1900 - Electric rail lines connected seattle to comunties to the north and south sides of the city. An interurban train ran between seattle and Tacoma, and the completion in 1900 of a line from seattle to everett futher opened opportunities for growth.
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Building The City," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 70.
1902 - Voters decided in favor of the city power plant.
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Building The City," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 76.
1903 - Cooper and Levy sell out and sell their business to the Bon Marche.
No source.
1910 - Congress authorized construction of the Lake Washington Canal connecting Lake Washington and Lake Union to Puget Sound. –
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Building The City," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 76.
1910 - Congress authorized construction of the Lake Washington Canal connecting Lake Washington and Lake Union to the Puget Sound.
Source: Lisa Mighetto and Marcia Montgomery, "Building The City," from Hard Drive to the Klondike, 78.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
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