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Seattle's Beacon Hill (Images of America: Washington)
Seattle's Beacon Hill - Images of America: Washington Author:Frederica Merrell, Mira Latoszek Ride the trolley up the ridge of Beacon Hill and discover one of South Seattleís most interesting districts. Unique among Seattle neighborhoods, Beacon Hill is a community where immigrants from all over the globe have settled side by side for over 100 years. This new book tells the story of the people and businesses of Beacon Hill in vintage pho... more »tographs, the majority of which date before World War II. Readers will learn about the immigrants who worked on farms, opened shops, and labored in shipyards, the building of Jefferson Park, as well as the activism and political struggles that shaped the Beacon Hill neighborhood. ÝÝ« less