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== Seattle History == | == Seattle History == | ||
=== 1880s- | === 1880s-1910s === | ||
In an area where Pioneer Square is today was known as Whitechapel the "Tenderloin District". The neighborhood was home to many communities of color and other poor communities. Police would regularly conduct raids against dance halls and parlors. In 1911, Mayor Gill was recalled over his leniency to these businesses and organizations[1]. | |||
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# Photo | # Library of Congress, "The Seattle star, March 15, 1915, Page 3, Image 3" | ||
# Photo credit: Paul Dorpat and HistoryLink.org [https://www.historylink.org/File/2762 "Madame Lou Graham arrives in Seattle in February 1888."] | |||
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Home for the archives of Seattle in the State of Washington, USA.
Seattle History
1880s-1910s
In an area where Pioneer Square is today was known as Whitechapel the "Tenderloin District". The neighborhood was home to many communities of color and other poor communities. Police would regularly conduct raids against dance halls and parlors. In 1911, Mayor Gill was recalled over his leniency to these businesses and organizations[1].
Related Articles
Sources
- Library of Congress, "The Seattle star, March 15, 1915, Page 3, Image 3"
- Photo credit: Paul Dorpat and HistoryLink.org "Madame Lou Graham arrives in Seattle in February 1888."
