The Neighbors project was published weekly in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1996 to 2000. This page remains available for archival purposes only and the information it contains may be outdated. For more updated information, please visit our Webtowns section.
 
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The Neighbors "Album" showcases historical photographs for the communities being profiled. Click on one of the thumbnail images below to see a larger, more detailed picture with detailed caption.

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Steep slopes in the area have always set the neighborhood apart from the rest of the city. By 1888, the wagons that ran up Yesler Way were replaced by electric streetcars. Here, a trolley runs on Jackson Street at 14th Avenue in 1936.

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In early days -- June 1898 -- students posed in front of the old T.T. Minor School.

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Mesob: Spicy, subtle and you won't forget it

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Change is coming quickly

Hard work is renewing neighborhood with long history

Once blighted area's economy now booming

Residents hope to keep old flavor amid new growth

Surviving but not thriving

Central Area blooms and booms

Citizens fought to retake streets from crime

Geography has always set area apart

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Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Central Area

Central Area historical album

Central Area by the numbers

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