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Downtown Seattle Stories

by Downtown Seattle Association

A podcast series about how Seattle came to be one of the most dynamic downtowns anywhere, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Downtown Seattle Association.

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Episodes

  1. EPISODE SIX: Downtown Stories with Jon Scholes, Heidi Hughes and Liz Dunn

    In the sixth and concluding episode of Downtown Stories from the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA), producer/host Feliks Banel sits down at Westlake Park with DSA President and CEO Jon Scholes to talk about the future of downtown Seattle. We also speak with Heidi Hughes, executive director of...

  2. EPISODE FIVE: Downtown Stories with guest Kate Joncas

    In Episode Five of Downtown Stories from the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA), producer/host Feliks Banel sits down at Occidental Park in Pioneer Square with Kate Joncas, who served as CEO of the DSA for 20 years beginning in 1994. During that time, the Metropolitan Improvement District (MID)…

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  3. EPISODE FOUR: Downtown Stories with guest Virginia Anderson

    In Episode Four of Downtown Stories from the Downtown Seattle Association, producer/host Feliks Banel sits down at a coffee shop with Virginia Anderson, former director of Seattle Center, and one of the people most closely involved in DSA's efforts to create new housing in that era, and to launch...

  4. EPISODE THREE: Downtown Stories with guest Norman B. Rice

    In Episode Three of Downtown Stories from the Downtown Seattle Association, producer/host Feliks Banel sits down at Westlake Park with former mayor of Seattle Norm Rice. Rice was mayor during the 1990s, when Seattle's retail core was in transition, with Pine Street between 4th Avenue and 5th…

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  5. EPISODE TWO: Downtown Stories with guest John Gilmore

    In Episode Two of Downtown Stories from the Downtown Seattle Association, we take a literal drive through some of the changes that came to the city from the 1960s to the 1990s. John Gilmore, who worked for the DSA from 1966 to 1994, joined producer/host Feliks Banel for a front-seat view of…

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  6. EPISODE ONE: Downtown Stories with guest Leonard Garfield

    In Episode One of Downtown Stories from the Downtown Seattle Association, we explore the roots of the modern city in its 19th and early 20th century history, from the 1850s to World War II. Leonard Garfield, Executive Director of the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI), joined producer/host…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A podcast series about how Seattle came to be one of the most dynamic downtowns anywhere, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Downtown Seattle Association.

HOSTED BY

Downtown Seattle Association

Produced by Downtown Stories from the DSA

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A podcast series about how Seattle came to be one of the most dynamic downtowns anywhere, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Downtown Seattle Association.

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Downtown Seattle Stories is created and hosted by Downtown Seattle Association.
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