On the 162nd birthday of the City of Seattle, we released the above video.
Nov. 13, 2013, marks the 162nd birthday of the city, generally accepted to be the day that the 24-member Alki Landing Party arrived on what is now Alki Beach.
To celebrate, we asked the public one question: What is your landing story?
We invited those who are connected to the Duwamish peninsula to visit our Log House Museum from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, to tell their “landing stories” — when, how and why they came to West Seattle — while being recorded by a volunteer videographer.
As noted by Clay Eals, executive director of our historical society, “It’s all an illustration of the fact that history is not just 162 years ago, it’s happening today. We’re making history all the time.”
