G. A. Weed
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- Aug 8, 1872The Neighborhood Siege on Commercial StreetA century and a half ago, a massive petition of Seattle residents demanded the city ‘cleanse’ a house of ‘contagious pollution,’ setting a precedent for civic moral panics.First Avenue South, Seattle, WA
- Aug 15, 1872The Great Impersonator: Vivian Takes Seattle by StormIn August 1872, the 'Grammatical Comic Impersonator' Chas. Vivian captivated the Pacific Northwest with his vocal mimicry and costume changes, performing alongside a dancer from the Paris Opera.The Pavilion, Seattle, WA
- Oct 17, 1872The Editor Who Sold His Paper to a Brothel KeeperA scathing letter in the Puget Sound Dispatch exposes the corrupt alliance between Seattle’s Republican party and its most notorious vice kingpins, asking: 'What of that newspaper publisher... who for a palm share in the wages of prostitution gives his aid and influence?'Seattle, WA
- Mar 23, 1876The Industrial Peril of Early SeattleA newly established hospital opens its doors on Commercial Street to treat the rising toll of injuries from the region's expanding sawmills, coal mines, and logging camps.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 12, 1876The Industrial Hospital of the FrontierIn 1876, Dr. G.A. Weed opened a hospital in downtown Seattle to treat the rising tide of casualties from the region’s booming logging camps and mills.Seattle, WA
- Jun 13, 1876The Pioneer Infirmary for the Puget Sound FrontierDr. G.A. Weed announces the opening of a new hospital to serve the 'pressing wants' of the rugged workers and pioneers in the Washington wilderness.Seattle, WA
- Jun 15, 1876The Perils of the Frontier: Seattle’s First Industrial HospitalIn 1876, Dr. G.A. Weed opened a medical facility explicitly designed to care for the victims of Puget Sound’s dangerous timber and milling industries.Seattle, WA
- Jun 16, 1876The Need for a Healing Haven in the SawmillsDr. G.A. Weed opens a hospital on Commercial Street to serve the broken bones and industrial injuries common to Seattle’s booming logging and mill camps.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 17, 1876The First Private Hospital for Seattle's Industrial LaborersDr. G.A. Weed opens a facility to serve the many 'sick and disabled' workers in the hazardous timber and milling industries of the Puget Sound frontier.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 19, 1876Dr. Weed Opens Seattle Hospital for Injured LaborersDr. G.A. Weed opens a dedicated facility in 1876 to care for the laborers sustaining Seattle’s industrial boom.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 20, 1876Seattle Hospital Offers Care for Loggers, Miners, Mill WorkersBefore state-sponsored healthcare, Dr. G.A. Weed established a private hospital in Seattle specifically to treat the frequent injuries of loggers and mill workers.Seattle, WA
- Jun 21, 1876The Frontier Infirmary Built for Broken BodiesAs Seattle's industry boomed in 1876, one local doctor established a hospital specifically to treat the frequent, brutal injuries sustained in the region's rugged lumber mills and logging camps.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 22, 1876The Industrial Infirmary of the FrontierDr. G.A. Weed opens a hospital in Seattle to treat the frequent, brutal injuries sustained in the region's burgeoning sawmills, coal mines, and logging camps.Seattle, WA
- Nov 7, 1876The Forgotten Sick of 1876Dr. G.A. Weed’s ad for the Seattle Hospital promises care for those without homes, offering medical and surgical treatment at a time when the city was still finding its infrastructure.Seattle, WA
- Nov 13, 1876The Pioneer Hospital of the Pacific NorthwestDr. G.A. Weed’s establishment promised 'skillful medical or surgical treatment' to those without a home, claiming superiority over any institution north of San Francisco.Seattle, WA
- Nov 25, 1876When the County Paid for Pauper Burials and Jailhouse BlanketsA look at the grim line items of Seattle's 1876 county budget reveals the mundane, often tragic, administrative costs of governing a frontier territory.Seattle, WA
- Jan 30, 1877The Forgotten Pioneer Hospital of SeattleBefore modern medical complexes, the city’s sick and homeless were cared for in a modest, private facility on Commercial Street.Commercial St, Seattle, WA
- Oct 20, 1877The Day Seattle Decided Its Own ElevationA forgotten 1877 municipal ordinance reveals the precise moment the city set its literal foundation, anchoring the downtown grid to a granite step on Commercial Street.Seattle, WA
- Jun 22, 1878The Great Moss Panic of 1878Seattle's early city council once declared war on rooftop greenery to prevent the city from burning down.Columbia Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 26, 1886The Temperance Storm Brews in SeattleProhibition advocates take to the stage in 1886, igniting a fierce debate over morality, city control, and the role of the working man in a changing Washington Territory.Seattle, WA
- Jan 20, 1895Taxpayers vs. County Hall: The Municipal League's 1895 RevoltA poorly attended Municipal League meeting still sent 200 taxpayers' signatures to the county commissioners, threatened impeachment, and fought over private counsel and school warrants.Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, WA