Everett's First Annual City Cleanup
After a successful city-wide 'Clean-up' day, local editors urge residents and businesses to maintain pride in their streets year-round.
Wednesday marked Everett's official 'Clean-up' day, and residents responded with significant energy to clear yards, parking strips, and vacant lots of rubbish. As the city prepares for 'burning day' tomorrow, officials are already looking toward the future, hoping to avoid a relapse into previous habits. The editorial board noted that while the visual difference between the 'dirty' and 'clean' city is remarkable, the long-term goal is to foster a civic pride that ensures every day remains a cleanup day. The call is directed at both homeowners and business owners—specifically those who leave wagons and rusty machinery scattered on their lots or those who continue to block public streets with building refuse long after construction has finished.
“Public health and scenic beauty are desirable assets for any city and they are within our reach if we keep this 'cleanup' idea in mind.”
Everett's 1912 preoccupation with 'cleanliness' and 'scenic beauty' highlights the era's focus on the City Beautiful movement, a recurring theme in Washington's urban planning history that continues to influence modern municipal beautification projects and code enforcement.
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