Chris BurlingameinJournal of PrecipitationLet’s remember when Seattle got its booze back, on this day in 1932 (December 31)I’ve blogged something every day in 2019, save for June 16 and I’m still not sure what happened there. This seemed like a good place to go…3 min read·Dec 31, 2019----
Chris BurlingameinJournal of PrecipitationLet’s remember when The Jazz Singer, the first hit movie to have sound, opened in Seattle, on this…This is the kind of nerdery that I live for. The first time a lot of people in Seattle were able to witness a movie with sound was 92…3 min read·Dec 30, 2019----
Chris BurlingameinJournal of PrecipitationLet’s remember when the new Emerald Queen Casino opened in Fife, on this day in 2004 (December 29)The Emerald Queen Casino has been such an important part of the Tacoma area for over 20 years now. It’s probably one of the most…3 min read·Dec 29, 2019----
Chris BurlingameinJournal of PrecipitationLet’s remember when the Moore Theatre opened, on this day in 1907 (December 28)A very necessary Happy Birthday is due to one of Seattle’s most long-running theaters. It opened 112 years ago today and it remains an…2 min read·Dec 28, 2019----
Chris BurlingameinJournal of PrecipitationLet’s remember when Hearst announced its takeover of the Post-Intelligencer, on this day in 1921…In March of 2009, Hearst turned the Seattle Post-Intelligencer into an online-only newspaper, which was a damn tragedy. But the PI has…1 min read·Dec 27, 2019----
Chris BurlingameinJournal of PrecipitationLet’s remember when a raid in Magnolia turned up 50 gallons on moonshine, on this day in 1923…Prohibition, what a time to be alive!1 min read·Dec 26, 2019----
Chris BurlingameinJournal of PrecipitationLet’s remember the very first Christmas in Seattle, on this day in 1851 (December 25)It’s a Christmas miracle!2 min read·Dec 25, 2019----
Chris BurlingameinJournal of PrecipitationLet’s remember when right-wing wacko David Lewis Rice murdered Charles Goldmark, and his family…Seattle Met magazine called it “one of the most heinous crimes in Seattle history.” It is quite ghastly and horrifying.3 min read·Dec 24, 2019----
Chris BurlingameinJournal of PrecipitationLet’s remember when the first US case of mad cow disease was reported near Yakima, on this day in…The outbreak of mad cow disease was both a very big deal in 2003, and the subject of way too many late night talk show jokes. But the US…2 min read·Dec 23, 2019----
Chris BurlingameinJournal of PrecipitationLet’s remember when legislation to curb the spread of jazz music was introduced in the Washington…Depression-era Washington state had a big menace on their hands that needed to be addressed: jazz music. Really.2 min read·Dec 23, 2019----