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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]. A 1902 article from The Seattle Republican compares the neighborhood to Sodom and Gomorrah, Carthage and Rome[2].

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Sources

1. Library of Congress, "The Seattle star, March 15, 1915, Page 3, Image 3"
2. Library of Congress, "The Seattle Republican, July 25, 1902, Image 3"
3. Photo credit: Paul Dorpat and HistoryLink.org "Madame Lou Graham arrives in Seattle in February 1888."