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The history of Seattle is fairly interesting for those who are not aware of it. A lot of cities have rebuilt from fires, done terraforming etc, Seattle kind of

The history of Seattle is fairly interesting for those who are not aware of it. A lot of cities have rebuilt from fires, done terraforming etc, Seattle kind of took it to a whole new level.

cycomanic 3y ago
This prompted me to watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsqRP0ualoI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsqRP0ualoI "fairly interesting" is quite the understatement! Absolutely fascinating and hilarious at the same time! Thanks for your post TIL
- eps 3y ago
  Video could really use more photos and visuals, but it's just some dude talking really fast without pauses. Could've been a blog post.
seanmcdirmid 3y ago
Chicago also lifted up its street level, I don’t think Seattle was unprecedented. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_of_Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_of_Chicago It’s the only article linked with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regrading_in_Seattle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regrading_in_Seattle, however.
- js2 3y ago
  Sacramento: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-original-street-level-of-sacramento-sacramento-california https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-original-street-leve... Atlanta: https://www.atlantafamilies.org/underground-atlanta-history/ https://www.atlantafamilies.org/underground-atlanta-history/
- saalweachter 3y ago
  There's also a certain amount of "and then you're done" here. Maybe one day we'll decide to raise Miami or New Orleans, but once all of your cities have raised themselves out of the swamps they were built on, you don't need to keep raising them for tradition's sake. You're done. And new cities, such as they are, we no longer allow to build below grade in swamps.
13of40 3y ago
If you want to see something trippy, take a look at the land just west of Magnolia and Discovery Park on the King County Parcel Viewer. They were planning to fill that in back in the day and on the map you can still see all of the streets they planned and even some parcels that are still owned by people who tried to buy in early. All underwater of course.

The history of Seattle is fairly interesting for those who are not aware of it. A lot of cities have rebuilt from fires, done terraforming etc, Seattle kind of took it to a whole new level.

cycomanic 3y ago

This prompted me to watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsqRP0ualoI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsqRP0ualoI "fairly interesting" is quite the understatement! Absolutely fascinating and hilarious at the same time! Thanks for your post TIL

eps 3y ago
Video could really use more photos and visuals, but it's just some dude talking really fast without pauses. Could've been a blog post.

seanmcdirmid 3y ago

Chicago also lifted up its street level, I don’t think Seattle was unprecedented. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_of_Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_of_Chicago It’s the only article linked with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regrading_in_Seattle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regrading_in_Seattle, however.

js2 3y ago
Sacramento: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-original-street-level-of-sacramento-sacramento-california https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-original-street-leve... Atlanta: https://www.atlantafamilies.org/underground-atlanta-history/ https://www.atlantafamilies.org/underground-atlanta-history/
saalweachter 3y ago
There's also a certain amount of "and then you're done" here. Maybe one day we'll decide to raise Miami or New Orleans, but once all of your cities have raised themselves out of the swamps they were built on, you don't need to keep raising them for tradition's sake. You're done. And new cities, such as they are, we no longer allow to build below grade in swamps.

13of40 3y ago

If you want to see something trippy, take a look at the land just west of Magnolia and Discovery Park on the King County Parcel Viewer. They were planning to fill that in back in the day and on the map you can still see all of the streets they planned and even some parcels that are still owned by people who tried to buy in early. All underwater of course.