Seattle Skyline
by Bruce Bley
Title
Seattle Skyline
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Seattle is a coastal seaport city and the seat of King County, in the U.S. state of Washington. With an estimated 652,405 residents as of 2013, Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and the fastest-growing major city in the United States.[5] The Seattle metropolitan area of around 3.6 million inhabitants is the 14th largest metropolitan area in the United States.[6] The city is situated on a narrow isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the CanadaUnited States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the 8th largest port in the United States and 9th largest in North America in terms of container handling.[7]
The Seattle area had previously been inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers.[8] Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to its current site and named "Seattle" in 1853, after Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.
Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. By 1910, Seattle was one of the 25 largest cities in the country.[9] However, the Great Depression severely damaged the city's economy. Growth returned during and after World War II, due partially to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The city developed as a technology center in the 1980s, with companies like Amazon.com, Microsoft and T-Mobile US based in the area. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000. Since then, Seattle has become a hub for green industry and a model for sustainable development.
Seattle has a noteworthy musical history. From 1918 to 1951, there were nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs along Jackson Street from the current Chinatown/International District to the Central District. The jazz scene developed the early careers of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Ernestine Anderson and others. Seattle is also the birthplace of rock musician Jimi Hendrix and the alternative rock style grunge.
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Comments (18)
Kym Backland
Nice wide landscape shop of my city! Really great work Bruce! I guess you must have come and visited recently? I like this vantage point you took the photo from... LF
Bruce Bley replied:
Hi, Kym. We were there in April. This photograph was taken at Kerry Park. Thank you for the nice comment and L.
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "3 A Day Waiting Room ART", Pamela. I really appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Rachel, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Photography Beauty of the USA 1 a Day". Thank you so much for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Chuck. I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group AAA Images. Thank you for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Rachel, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Photography Beauty of the USA 1 a Day". Thank you so much for the honor and your support.
Bruce Bley
Jeff, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Pleasing The Eye". I truly appreciate the honor.
Deb Halloran
Bruce, What a gorgeous skyline it is!!! Fantastic photography and wonderful POV....nicely done. v/f
Bruce Bley
Svetlana, Thank you for the feature in the group "The World We See". I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Tracy, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "I Love Photography 2 A Day". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Stefon, I appreciate the feature in the group "Appreciating Works From All Mediums". Thank you so much and thank you for your support.
Bruce Bley
Jay, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "Amateur Photographers- 2 Entries Per Day Please". Thank you so much.