John Pinnell
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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
- Feb 1, 1877The Strange Case of the County's Vanished PropertyA legal battle over the former Collins claim reveals a messy history of county mismanagement, secret land deals, and invalid property sales.Seattle, WA
- Feb 13, 1883The Passing of a Seattle KingpinJohn Pinnell, the former proprietor of a notorious 'squaw-dancing' saloon in the city's early days, has died in Ellensburg.Ellensburg, WA