My city is now best known for Microsoft headquarters, but in those days it was a logging town. The roads and sidewalks were made of “skids”, aka logs. Skid Road

My city is now best known for Microsoft headquarters, but in those days it was a logging town. The roads and sidewalks were made of “skids”, aka logs. Skid Road later became “skid row.” Falling in the mud was a preoccupation of everyone but especially the ladies in their Victorian dresses.